Background to Speaking roles with Compass Casting
Mon, Feb 16
|Flyover Film Studios Campus (RBC)
Join us and Casting Director Sarah Cayce of Compass Casting and Bokeh Background. Sarah will break down how to start in the background and then upgrade your career to speaking roles. If you've ever wanted to work in front of the camera, this free event is a great place to learn
Time & Location
Feb 16, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Flyover Film Studios Campus (RBC), 601 S Century Blvd, Rantoul, IL 61866, USA
About the event
Background to Speaking Roles with Compass Casting
Join us for an hour of free education with Casting Director Sarah Cayce, owner of Compass Casting and Bokeh Background, as she walks us through the process of starting as a background actor to booking speaking roles. The start of so many actors' on-camera experience is as a background actor. Casting Director Sarah Cayce is bringing 16+ years of experience to our monthly meeting to talk about what she's looking for from background submissions, how to maximize your days on set as background, and some general pitfalls of background work. She'll then talk about how to start auditioning for the speaking roles, making the big bucks, and doing more acting instead of crowdwork.
Sarah will spend 45 minutes discussing her expectations and experiences in the casting office, then open the floor to questions for the last fifteen minutes of the meeting. Please feel…