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380. On the Job with Rikki Gimelstob, Casting Director

Published: June 1, 2021, 9 a.m.

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\\u201cAs much as this is your job and this is serious, there\\u2019s a lot of fun and joy in the process.\\u201d

Welcome to Season 5 of the On the Job series on the Ali on the Run Show! On this series, we hear from women who have cool, unique, interesting careers \\u2014 and who also happen to be runners.

We\\u2019re kicking off this season with Rikki Gimelstob, a casting director who works on films, television shows, commercials, and theater productions. (Most recently, Rikki worked on the upcoming Dear Evan Hansen film, and the new AMC show Kevin Can F**k Himself, starring Annie Murphy of Schitt\\u2019s Creek fame!) On this episode, Rikki explains what, exactly, a casting director does. She explains how she got into the industry (it involves the opera!), and addresses whether or not what she does is actually like what we\\u2019ve all seen on Entourage. Plus, she talks about some of the craziest dressing room requests she\\u2019s seen, and shares her thoughts on diversity in the industry. (When you\\u2019re done listening, go watch this \\u2014 the greatest video ever on YouTube, or anywhere.)

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