How do they match: Talent Directors

  • Talent Producer

  • Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.

  • Prepare actors for auditions by providing scripts and information about roles and casting requirements.
  • Attend or view productions to maintain knowledge of available actors.
  • Direct shows, productions, and plays.
  • Negotiate contract agreements with performers, with agents, or between performers and agents or production companies.
  • Read scripts and confer with producers to determine the types and numbers of performers required for a given production.
  • Review performer information, such as photos, resumes, voice tapes, videos, and union membership, to decide whom to audition for parts.
  • Select performers for roles or submit lists of suitable performers to producers or directors for final selection.

  • Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions.
  • Coordinate logistics for productions or events.
  • Direct productions or performances.