Case Study:

Omar El Dabe is an American born actor with an Egyptian heritage.  He was raised in New Jersey and went to an elite theater program.  He is versed in classical theater and has done a few commercials.  He has pretty good representation but sees that he gets into casting rooms most often to play terrorists or cab drivers.  He keeps hearing about diversity and inclusion, but what does that mean?   He doesn’t seem to get in for non-ethnic roles, at least, very rarely.  Is his name too ethnic?  Is casting really that narrow minded that they can’t see past it?  He has spoken to his agents, and they don’t seem to have any answers so he is bringing it to Hollywood Brass Talks. Is this something Mark and Stuart K can finally agree on?

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