Simkin and Sitowitz at Open Pike Night!

The people who picked the crew stop by OPN!

Ever wondered who gets to choose which actors get Starfleet uniforms? We’ve got your answer; it’s the casting directors! For Strange New Worlds as well as Discovery and Section 31, that responsibility fell to Margery Simkin and Orly Sitowitz.

You may have seen or heard more of their handiwork in the visually arresting and critically-acclaimed Netflix animated series Blue Eye Samurai, the blockbuster Avatar movies, and other prestige TV shows like Y: The Last Man, and American Gods.

What does it take to fill a fictional world with the best possible people to bring it to life? How does it feel to know one might be giving an actor their big break? What is it like to often go unnoticed in some of the largest productions in the world? This is your chance to find out!

You have until Friday, May 24th at 11:59am EST to get your thoughts and questions sorted, recorded (90 seconds or fewer), and sent to openpike@gmail.com or dropped directly at openpike.com/joinus