The “open call” casting, although hypothetically possible, has become less and less improbable due to everything so throughly outlined in all the previous posts. (Yes, Yes, we all know open-call success stories…I also heard that this one guy shot a hole-in-one once, too.)
Could it be that if you plan to move The City for your career, you should have your Equity Card first. Work in Dallas/Fort Worth, Kansas City, Minneapolis/St. Paul Etc (those Equity Lines are so much shorter.) Would that be an effective barometer to an actor’s marketability?