Bob Mason: Casting Director and Artistic Associate at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

“Why didn’t I get the part?” “Do they hate me?” “What did they say after I left the room?” Bob Mason is in a position to answer these and many other actor questions as Casting Director and Artistic Associate at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. After graduating from Northwestern University, he began his career as an actor before transitioning to the other side of the audition table. In this conversation, we get an inside look at the casting process, including what happens after the actor leaves the room.