Author: Clayton Jordan

“The path for professional actors has shifted considerably over the last decade. In the past, we prepared students for careers on Broadway. Now, it’s Marvel movies, so we gotta get them jacked as fuck.” – Dr. Samual Bettencourt, Juilliard Dean of Students. When pressed on the motivation for the change, Dr. Bettencourt explained, “All casting directors care about today is how much the actor can deadlift.” We spoke with Los Angeles-based casting director Susan Greenman, who explained that it’s more complicated than that. “The shift is purely economic. CGI-ing washboard abs can easily push a project over budget. It just…