I feel great after attending Backstage’s ActorFest today in Los Angeles. I tried to find a way to express my gratitude for the people that are largely overlooked when time for praise comes in the process of creating Hollywood make-believe moving pictures.<\/p>\n
Oh the Actors You’ll See!
\nAn ode to the Casting Director<\/p>\n
Come on! Come on!
\nThere’s so much to do.
\nWe’re making a movie
\nLet’s cast a star or two!
\nWell that part is breezy
\nAnd easy to do
\nStars will act in anything,
\nLook at Expendables 2!
\nBut now the due process must
\nbriskly begin,
\nWe’ll need a few no names
\nFrom the “unknown” bin.
\nBut where do we find the next Not Yet Known?
\nShould we call the D-list and
\nthrow them a bone?
\nHow do we search through
\nthe newbies and has-beens?
\nWho do you ask when you need
\ndead bodies in cabins?
\nYou could call the film wizard
\nWay up in the sky
\nor the wallowing waitress serving you pie.
\nYou could ask politicians
\nbut they’ll probably lie.
\nThere’s only one person
\nThat’s up to the task
\nOf seeing all actors
\nAnd casting that mask.
\nThey’ve seen gaaaawd awful acting
\nAnd wasted more time
\nThan it will take your kind eyes to finish this rhyme.
\nThese people have patience
\nThey need it to be sure
\nYou don’t know who you’ll get
\nFrom that breakdown lure.
\nWhen you need to find talent
\nWhen you must have your vision
\nWhether it’s Shakespeare or Mamet or
\nreality television
\nThe angel you seek
\nThe one that will help you,
\nis a Casting Director!
\nAnd I advise you say, “Thank you.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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