Understanding the Person on the Other Side of the Audition PART ONE — THE STORIES WE TELL ABOUT CASTING I want to talk about casting directors today. Which, admittedly, is slightly dangerous territory for a casting director. Because whenever someone begins a conversation with— “Let me tell you what casting directors are really like…” I immediately think— Oh boy. Where is this going? But I want to approach this differently. I want to talk about something I’m calling Empathy Ca