Castcall was established in 1986 when Ron O'Brien, then a theatrical
agent, hit on a way to distribute casting information more
efficiently than the standard weekly services by making use of the
new 'premium rate' telephone line services - hence the name Castcall.
Not only would this provide the first ever service to keep actors
up-to-date with three up-dates per week, it also enabled actors to
obtain information without having to commit to a lengthy
subscription.
It wasn't long before agents began to ask about Castcall, and
casting directors ask if we could provide a service directed at
agents that would provide 3+ up-dates per week. Thus in late 1990 a
pilot Castfax service was started for agents only.
This, initially, also made use of premium rate telephone lines using
a fax retrieval system.
In 1991 Castfax started in earnest and soon generated a good deal of
interest. Within just a few months we had agents from the smallest
to the largest using our service. After re-equipping our office in
1992, we started our subscription service for faxed subscriptions.
It wasn't long before actors also had access to fax machines and
Castcall responded with an 'Actors Castfax' service.
1994 and computers entered the business world. Castcall was -
again - first to establish a web presence and email subscriptions
began - albeit slowly (2 subscribers for the first 4 months!) However, as more and more agents and
individual actors got 'on-line', so more and more transferred to our email service - which
these days accounts for 100% of our
subscribers.
Castcall is always on the lookout for new and innovative methods and
means of getting information to subscribers or offering new
affordable services. As technology changes, so does Castcall. Since
our very existence we have strived to provide our subscribers with
accurate casting information (verified within an hour of going out)
making full use of the latest technological advances, so who knows
what will be next?
On Friday 25th March 2021 Castcall closed
Castcall™ is a Registered Trade Mark No: 2371318
Castcall has been
inspected by the Department of Trade & Industry and is classified as
an "Agency" under Section 13(2) of the Employment Agencies Act 1973
Please note we do NOT offer representation, personal management
or any other agency services
"I have used Castcall for more than 8 years,
it is the best casting information service I know.
- M. Hamilton
"Castcall not only provides
reliable job info, they have also given me some of the best advice
I've ever had to help me in my career"
- S. Andrews