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[quote=Anonymous]Former TWSB mom and have worked in a casting office for over a decade now and wow, what a great thread!

It's very easy to be ruthless when casting and at times it can feel almost irrelevant, but on the other side, it can feel very life and death. To give someone another look or to make note of who has played what role and how many times is very time consuming and when decisions have to be made quickly, it might not be feasible. You'd be surprised how often decisions are made on the spot in the minds of an artistic team. But they do work with their students, who are unpaid and there for the experience instead of as child professionals, so I expect the development of their students as performers is important to them... And a young performer playing the same role for three years in a row, even a coveted role, isn't doing their student performers justice. I believe they're doing their best, but it sounds like they're lacking an outspoken advocate on their casting team to slow them out and cut through the ruthless mindset.

My daughter did move on from TWSB because she wanted to play Clara/Marie and did at another studio. We do not regret the move, but I do think the administration at TWSB is caring and open to change.  [/quote]

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