Date: July 1st
Time: 7:00pm-7:45pm

In this open conversation with casting director Jim Arnold, professional actors will have the chance to explore the realities of a career in musical theatre today. Covering topics like auditions, casting expectations, training, and maintaining career momentum, this session offers practical guidance for artists looking to thrive in an evolving industry.

This session will take place over Zoom. Links will be sent 60 minutes before the start of the session.

Bio:

Jim is a freelance Casting Director of musicals and plays for West End and regional theatres, and for UK and international tours. He established Jim Arnold Casting in 2018, having previously worked asAssociate Casting Director for Pippa Ailion Casting from 2012-2018. He is a full member of the Casting Director’s Guild of Great Britain & Ireland.

Theatre includes: Wicked (Apollo Victoria and UK & Ireland tour); Spend Spend Spend (Royal Exchange Theatre); A Christmas Carol – The Musical (The Lowry Quays); Pretty Woman: The Musical (Savoy and UK & Ireland tour); Shrek - The Musical (Eventim Apollo and UK tour); Bonnie & Clyde (Garrick and UK tour); Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical (Leeds Playhouse and UK & Ireland tour); The Great British Bake Off Musical (Noel Coward and Everyman Cheltenham); When Darkness Falls (UK tour); Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical (Hall for Cornwall and UK tour); Rock of Ages (UK tour); The Prince of Egypt (Dominion); West Side Story (Royal Exchange Theatre); Curtains (Wyndham’s and UK tour); Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (Harold Pinter and UK tour); The Mirror Crack’d (Wales Millennium Centre and Wiltshire Creative); Eugenius! (The Other Palace); The Wedding Singer (Troubadour Theatre and UK tour) and Matilda The Musical (Original Casting Associate for the RSC).