# Ep 62: Casting Virtual Roundtable: CDs tell it like it is

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Podcast: [The Acting Podcast from The BGB Studio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-acting-podcast-from-the-bgb-studio-1115627)
Published: 2026-07-21T02:49:05+00:00
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## Resource

Casting Virtual Roundtable: CDs tell it like it is ~A conversation with 6 brilliant Casting Artists~ with (in alphabetical order) Juel Bestrop, Randi Hiller, Billy Hopkins, Hedi Levitt, Bernie Telsey, Mary Vernieu & Risa! ‍ We have wanted to do this for a while…to share what these, and most CDs, think and feel about the work, the Industry, self-tapes, all of it. To tell it like it is! So, I met on Zoom with this group of my favorite people/artists/Casting Directors to do just that. They are connected to each other in having established their careers working with me and my former casting partner, Billy Hopkins, decades ago. They are forever family. And they have become the most formidable Casting Artists in the world. We assembled. We reminisced about the good old days of Casting, when it felt like art, and told a couple of stories of how some iconic roles were cast. We complained (just for a bit) about the current state of the Industry, its radically changing financial structures, and the reliance on Zoom and self-tapes that have thoroughly changed how we work and disconnected us from our collaborators, especially from actors. We acknowledged what we miss, what we love, and what we crave. We talked about what we want from actors and how all Casting Directors ferociously combat the obstacles that get in the way of doing our best work. In the end, we are all fighting the good fight…for the work, for art, for actors…every day! Listen in, and let us know what resonates for you. Most of all, I hope that this reminds you that we are all in this dance, this fight, this art…together. And that we must all be accountable to protect it. Watch the video version on the episode webpage ; it’s fun! https://www.bramongarciabraun.com/the-acting-podcast/ep-62-casting-virtual-roundta…

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