Casting Confidential

About Casting Confidential

Casting Confidential (https://castingconfidential.com) is a podcast hosted by casting director Rose Rosen, CSA, offering a direct, unfiltered look at how casting actually works. Each episode features Rosen alongside a rotating co-host casting director and notable actors, pulling back the curtain on the professional relationship between actors and casting—and how decisions are really made. These are not surface-level conversations. The show focuses on process, context, and the often-misunderstood mechanics of auditions, callbacks, chemistry reads, and career-building choices. Casting Confidential is designed for actors who want clarity, not clichés. Listeners gain practical insight into what casting directors respond to, what they overlook, and how strong auditions are shaped long before a tape is submitted. The goal is simple: better information leads to better work in the room. Membership: Deeper Access, Real Feedback (https://castingconfidential.com/become-a-member/) For actors who want to go beyond listening, the Casting Confidential Membership offers live, interactive opportunities: Monthly Performance Feedback Sessions Members submit a recent self-tape or scene and receive direct, professional feedback from casting directors. These sessions focus on specific, actionable adjustments—what’s working, what isn’t, and how to sharpen future auditions. A reader is provided. Live Episodes with Industry Guests Members are invited to exclusive live recordings featuring candid conversations with working actors and casting professionals. Casting Confidential is where casting directors speak plainly about the work—how we find actors, how we build ensembles, and what actually helps an actor stand out over time. Follow @castingconfidential (https://www.instagram.com/castingconfidential?igsh=MW1sbngxbG5mNnJwbw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr) on Instagram. Subscribe, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify—your support helps us continue bringing you substantive, high-level conversations from inside the casting room. Pull up a chair. This is how casting really works. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Rose Rosen, CSA

Category

arts · tv & film · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Feb 2024

Latest episode

20 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

88 of 95 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   20 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   69. Allison Jones on Casting Widows Bay, Comedy, and 40 Years in the Room

   Host Rose Rosen interviews Emmy-winning casting director Allison Jones about building comedy ensembles and navigating 40 years in the casting room.

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   13 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   BONUS: Beyond the Velvet Rope: What Casting Directors Actually Do

   Host Rose Rosen, CSA, interviews casting directors Cheryl Louden-Kubin, CSA, Robin Carus, and Kimberly Skyrme, CSA, about the true role of casting directors in the industry.

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   6 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   RERELEASE: Lamorne Morris on Comedy, Craft, and Creating Your Own Lane

   Rose Rosen, CSA interviews Lamorne Morris about navigating comedy, craft, and creating a lasting acting career.

Inside a recent episode

69. Allison Jones on Casting Widows Bay, Comedy, and 40 Years in the Room

Published 20 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Right. And yeah, that's crazy. I mean, I've heard about it. And then you would sit around waiting and see, oh, who are they going to think? Who are they thinking of picking up? And then they would tell you the night before the upfronts, whether or not you were flying to New York for the upfronts, if you were picked up. So it was, it was not fun. Every time we came back after like our two weeks off at Christmas, I just dreaded pilot season. Um, And now it's nobody really does single episode pilots. I'm sure some people do single episode pilots, but it's now where actors will pass on a single episode pilot because there's so many 10 episodes promised to you now. […]

Who has been a guest on Casting Confidential

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Allison Jones
• Connor Ratliff
• Cheryl Louden-Kubin
• Robin Carus
• Kimberly Skyrme

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

176 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

72 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

82

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

67

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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