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  1. Review casting policy
  2. Review time maximums (15 hours per week)
  3. Performance Space Constraints
  4. Other Policies
Setting Up Auditions
  1. Schedule auditions with the director, SM, and Ensemble.
  2. Finalize audition forms and make sure all dates/requirements are correct.
  3. Ensure that a readthrough has been scheduled.
  4. Set up the online audition form as soon as possible. See webmaster for details.
Running Auditions
  1. Be at auditions. You sit in the room with the director and help him or her keep track of people and make decisions.
  2. Help the director decide a cast after auditions/callbacks. In addition to raw ability, you will want to take into account reliability and availability.
  3. Call people once you've decided on a cast. Do this strategically in case people reject roles.
  4. When you call people...
    1. You can offer them an hour to decide
    2. Once they accept, tell them when readthrough is
    3. Double-check that they don't have conflicts with show dates (especially first day of spring break, for the spring show)
Actor Management
  1. Get actors out of any show conflicts (tests during tech week)
  2. Replace actors should they decline their parts

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