AUDITION AND CAST MORE EFFECTIVELY - FOR FREE!
The DC-area theatre community is large and growing larger every day, making it more difficult than ever to find qualified talent. As an Actors’ Center Casting Associate, you can tap into a broad and diverse network of talent and access valuable tools that will help you audition and cast more effectively. The Associate membership is free and open to all people and organizations actively involved in casting for stage, film, video, modeling, voice over, or other performing arts projects. Explore the numerous benefits of AC Associate membership and get connected to the active AC community.
The AC Online Casting Database is the best DC-area casting tool for producers, offering free access to over 1,100 Actors’ Center member casting profiles to help you satisfy even the most specific casting challenges. Casting profiles can be browsed, searched, or finely filtered, making your talent search efficient and effective. Profiles include contact information to make it easy to get in touch and feature vital talent information like headshots, age-range, unions, physical characteristics, training, special skills/experience, representative information, and recent credits in theater, film/video, TV, commercials, industrials, voice over, and more.
The Actors' Center Online Hotline is a valuable tool that allows you to directly connect with AC membership. As an Associate, you can post auditions, classes, job notices, events, services, discounts and more using a convenient, streamlined online form. Hotline information is updated throughout each day as listings are submitted. "Emergency" or "Urgent" casting notices are immediately sent to membership via email to ensure even your most last-minute openings are broadcast effectively.
OnCue, the monthly email newsletter from the Actors’ Center, has articles on AC events, acting and audition tips, announcements, League of Washington Theatres and union updates, and the Around Town feature, which showcases recent member activity and achievements. With OnCue, you can keep your finger on the pulse of the DC-area theatre scene.

Catalina Parks, Emily Morrison, Lamont Easter, Scott Goodhue and Betsy Royall of Betsy Royall Casting, and AC member at a “Meet the Casting Director” happy hour