Casting is a Party and You’re Invited feat. AJ Links (Paskal Rudnicke Casting)

The Whole Artist with Courtney Rioux

The Whole Artist with Courtney Rioux: Conversations with artists about acting, purpose, and the journey to finding wholeness. You are so much more than the last job you booked.

This week, Courtney sits down with Casting Director, AJ Links, to discuss all things casting; the process, the relationship to the broader industry, and working in times of pandemic and growing social movements.

AJ Links is a Casting Director for Paskal Rudnicke Casting. Her credits include television, film, commercials, industrials, short films, and music videos. Her recent work includes Steve McQueen’s feature Widows, Showtime’s Work in Progress and Emmy-nominated series, Shameless, CBS’s The Red Line, Comedy Central’s South Side, and HBO’s series from JJ Abrams’ and Jordan Peele: Lovecraft Country. You can also see her work in the first season of Amazon’s Patriot, Adult Swim’s Joe Pera Talks With You, and NBC’s Shrink. After graduating with a BFA in Theatre Arts from The Theatre School at DePaul University in 2011, she joined Paskal Rudnicke Casting as a Casting Assistant in 2013. Her love for actors, improvisation, and alternative story structure and style guide her casting choices and distinctive taste. Though theatre is her first love, film has captured her heart.

Find AJ Links On the Internet: www.prcasting.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexisjadelinks | https://www.instagram.com/prcasting

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Special thanks to:

Enrique Palomino for editing this episode.

Mandy Work Wetzel for all of your hard work.

Dana Black of I Swear on My Mother's Grave Podcast for your podcast knowledge.

Photography by Joe Mazza, Brave Lux.

Theme Music by Blythe Martin Productions.

For more info, please contact Jamie and Erik at [e-mail]

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Courtney Rioux is a multi-passionate creative. As an actor, you may have seen her most recently on Chicago Med or heard her voice on a Jimmy Dean commercial, but Courtney is also an advocate for actors. She does this as a host of the podcast The Whole Artist with Courtney Rioux, in teaching and coaching actors, and in her role as VP of the Chicago Sag-Aftra board. With each of these, she inspires and empowers actors to create a life of joy, freedom, and abundance. Follow her at @courtneyrioux on Insta and sign up for her V.I.P. updates at www.CourtneyRioux.com.

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