<p>Thanks for posting this–this is good to know. My younger son has an agent and he hasn’t experienced pilots, but has experienced this on a much smaller scale (we live close to NYC). For one well known channel, my son auditioned several times for the SAME role. Each time we had to shlep up to NYC. They kept changing the age and character of the two leads, and kept changing casting directors (3 in about a month!). First the character was 16, then 14, then 18 looking like 16, then back to 16. First he was cool, then he was geeky, then he was a skateboard dude. Ugh. </p>
<p>There’s just a lot of tough ‘business’ in the ‘business of acting’. Stage acting too of course. You really, really, really have to love what you’re doing. We all know this, but it’s hard in practice. I think what really tears people down is how much luck and non-talent is involved. It can be hard to take. That’s why you really need to love what you’re doing.</p>
<p>I hope you’re doing well and am thinking positive thoughts for you in pilot season!</p>