Dancers, in particular, have been pushing for a bigger return to in-person auditions. Megan Bowen, a New York-based dancer and actor, said she found that she had to rent studio space to audition for virtual dance calls. It wasn’t a requirement, per se, but many casting calls would not accept pretaped dance reels and were asking for original choreography or dance combinations that required a larger space than a New York City apartment.
Renting studio space by the hour added up to about $2,000 across the first two years of the pandemic. Due to the cost, as well as the feeling of submitting tapes into a void — Bowen said she would not receive any indication that the work had been received and, in some cases, could see that it had not been downloaded or viewed — she decided to stop auditioning for most virtual calls at the beginning of 2022. .
Actors’ Equity initially set protocols for a return to in-person auditions in March 2022 . The protocols apply to Equity Principal Auditions and Equity Chorus Calls only, which are auditions
They're not auditioning in person Have they been under a rock for the past year?
Idiots
The 'Industry' is psychotic and has been killing itself for 2.5 yrs. They better self-reflect with unabashed honesty very soon. It's amazing to see this published and know it was vetted:
ActorsEquity Hybrid Model😂😂
Wait…they are still doing things remotely? Because of Covid? LMAO
Broadway has made its bed.
New York is now New Detroit
Beyond ridiculous that these aren’t back to being fully in-person.
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