The veteran casting director is devastated by the number of careers upended because of the difficult but very necessary strikes.
The Big Picture As Hollywood experiences continued labor strife from the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, creatives and crew members of all sorts are struggling with work. For veteran casting director Avy Kaufman, work has slowed to a crawl with actors currently unable to audition for struck companies. This is a very necessary fight to ensure a better future for all actors pursuing their dreams, but it means a bitter battle full of sacrifices for those in the industry today.
Between the loss of opportunities and the cancelations that have erased pre-arranged opportunities, Kaufman is concerned for the creatives in Hollywood who haven't established themselves and don't have any sort of cushion to fall back on during such a tumultuous time:
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