Exclusive: Charithra Chandran, who plays Edwina in Netflix’s smash hit period drama Bridgerton, is to star in a rom-com podcast series.
Chandran, who also starred in Alex Rider, will lead A Mid-Semester Night’s Dream, from Meet Cute, the podcast company that specializes in rom-com stories.
The series follows a group of graduate students doing a semester on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, who discover a magical edition of the play which makes people fall in love with whoever reads from it.
It’s fall semester at Athinai State University and Mia, Lyle, Helen and Demetri are in a love square. Both Lyle and Demetri have the hots for Mia, who only has eyes for Lyle. Meanwhile, Helen continues to pine for Demetri and their now-extinguished romance. Alliances and affections are all set to change when Patrick, a Ta spurned by academia and the arrogant Professor Oberman, starts...
Chandran, who also starred in Alex Rider, will lead A Mid-Semester Night’s Dream, from Meet Cute, the podcast company that specializes in rom-com stories.
The series follows a group of graduate students doing a semester on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, who discover a magical edition of the play which makes people fall in love with whoever reads from it.
It’s fall semester at Athinai State University and Mia, Lyle, Helen and Demetri are in a love square. Both Lyle and Demetri have the hots for Mia, who only has eyes for Lyle. Meanwhile, Helen continues to pine for Demetri and their now-extinguished romance. Alliances and affections are all set to change when Patrick, a Ta spurned by academia and the arrogant Professor Oberman, starts...
- 6/22/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Casting Society of America will sponsor town halls in Los Angeles and New York for actors of Middle Eastern, North African and South Asian decent “to effect concrete change in how actors in these historically underrepresented communities are afforded access to job opportunities.”
“I think that the entertainment industry has been responsible for perpetuating some harmful and potentially dangerous stereotypes,” Csa president Russell Boast said. “Events like this provide an opportunity to address current issues and are a crucial step towards accurate and authentic portrayals in the media.”
The town halls, set for October 22 (New York) and October 23 (Los Angeles) are part of the Csa’s ongoing Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion in Casting Initiative. Last October, it hosted an open casting call for transgender actors, and in December held an open call for performers with disabilities to showcase their talents in front of professional casting directors in cities nationwide.
“I think that the entertainment industry has been responsible for perpetuating some harmful and potentially dangerous stereotypes,” Csa president Russell Boast said. “Events like this provide an opportunity to address current issues and are a crucial step towards accurate and authentic portrayals in the media.”
The town halls, set for October 22 (New York) and October 23 (Los Angeles) are part of the Csa’s ongoing Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion in Casting Initiative. Last October, it hosted an open casting call for transgender actors, and in December held an open call for performers with disabilities to showcase their talents in front of professional casting directors in cities nationwide.
- 10/9/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
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