Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Sarsgaard, Casting Directors
How do casting directors discover new talent? Kelly Valentine and Nadine Rennie discuss how they match actors to TV and stage roles.
Rhiannon Giddens, the musician, composer and former lead singer of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, performs live with her band. She talks about her work in uncovering the real history of the banjo and writing her first solo album of original material.
Peter Sarsgaard discusses playing a man with early onset dementia in Memory, a performance that won him the Best Actor Award at last year鈥檚 Venice Film Festival.
What is the role of a casting director? As the 麻豆官网首页入口 launches Bring the Drama, a new programme giving untrained amateurs a chance to get into acting, casting director and judge Kelly Valentine and theatre casting director Nadine Rennie discuss the art of discovering new talent.
Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Paula McGrath
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