Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

The newest addition to our interview series is an award winning casting director with two decades of experience: Rachel Sutton.

Based in Honolulu, she’s cast many of the biggest productions to come of Hawaii in r...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

Where do you post auditions?
Do you audition non-union actors?
Does SAG-AFTRA vs SAG-AFTRA Elligible make a difference?
Where do you find readers for your audition sessions?
Do you ask for headshots and resumes i...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

Do you expect an actor to follow up with a thank you note after an audition?
Should actors follow up with a thank you note after an audition?
Do casting directors expect an actor to follow up with a thank you note...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

I bombed my audition - what should I do?
Should I apologize to casting about a bad audition?
After a bad audition, should I apologize?
Should I check in with casting if I bomb an audition?
I bombed an audition - w...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

Do I need to be off book?
Should I know all my lines for my auditions?
Can I read from the sides at my auditions?
How well should I know my lines at your office?
Can I hold the script and read my audition?
Do I ne...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

Can actors improv in audition?
Do you mind if I add a button at the end of my audition?
Ok for me to paraphrase in auditions?
Can I improvise in my audition?
How much can I paraphrase in auditions?
Do I have to fo...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

Can I bring props to an audition?
Who provides props at an audition?
What props should I bring to a casting?
What props can I use at a casting?
What props is OK to bring to casting?
What props aren't too much in a...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

Where does casting post auditions?
Where does my agent look at audition?
Where can I find auditions?
Where are the auditions you post?
What site do you use to post auditions?
What website do you use for posting au...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

Does Rachel Sutton audition non-union actors?
Is Rachel Sutton open to auditioning non-union performers?
If I am non-union, can I get auditions?
What auditions can a non-union actor get?
Will I be considered as a ...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

What do professional actors do differently to new actors in an audition?
What separates the professional actors from new actors in an audition?
How can you tell a professional actors from a new actor in an audi...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

Why didn't I book the role?
How does casting choose an actor for a TV show?
Casting loves my audition - why didn't I book?
Why did that actor book over me?
How did I lose out to that actor?
The actor that got the ...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

Do you like actors sending a thank you present when you hire them?
Do you expect actors sending a thank you present when you hire them?
What are your thoughts on thank you card presents from actors?
Are thank you ...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director
Moana | Hawaii 5-O |Magnum P.I

What method should I submit my tape via?
Should I post my self tapes to You Tube to give to casting?
Should I post my self tapes to Vimeo to give to casting?
Should my self tapes be downloadable?
Do I make my self...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

Do bad self tape readers ruin self tapes?
What is the impact of a bad reader in a self tape?
Should I retape if my reader is bad?
Are bad readers on a self tape a deal breaker?
Can a bad self tape reader stop me f...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

Should I send a second option on a self tape?
Does casting watch second takes on self tapes?
Should my self tapes have a take 2?
Should I include a take 2?
Do you suggest I post a second take on an audition?
Shoul...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

Has an unsolicited tape ever led to a booking?
Have you booked from a tape you didn't ask for before?
Has your office hired actors from tapes you didn't request before?
Would you ever hire an actor from a tape tha...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

What backdrop colors are best for self tapes?
For self tapes, what backdrop color should I choose?
Is blue best for self tapes?
Is a grey background best for self tapes auditions?
What color is best for backdrops?...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

What backdrop colors are best for self tapes?
For self tapes, what backdrop color should I choose?
Is blue best for self tapes?
Is a grey background best for self tapes auditions?
What color is best for backdrops?...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

Can I tape my own voice reading the other role's lines for a self tape?
When I can't find a reader can I record on my own?
Can I tape a self tape without a reader?
If I can't get another actor to read opposite, ca...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

Should I dress in full costume at a casting?
Can I costume for an audition?
Should I wear full costume at a casting?
At a casting, can I go full costume?
Would you recommend, full costume at an audition?
At an aud...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

What gifts do you not like?
What gifts are too much?
Do you expect thank you gifts as a casting director?
Are cards enough as a thank you gift to casting?
Do cards look cheap from a casting director POV?
Should ...

Rachel Sutton, CSA
Artios Winning Casting Director | Moana, Hawaii 5-O, Magnum P.I

Does SAG-AFTRA eligible carry the same weight as SAG-AFTRA membership?
Do you view SAG-AFTRA eligible differently to SAG-AFTRA membership?
What does SAG-AFTRA eligible mean?
Do you view SAG-AFTRA eligibility diffe...

Do I need a hard cop of a headshot at Rachel Sutton ‘s office?
Do I need hard copy of a resume when I go to Rachel Sutton’s office?
Does Rachel Sutton require hard copies of photo and resume?
Does Rachel Sutton require hard copies of resume and photo?
When going to Rachel Sutton’s office, do I ne...