Casting Suits with Bonnie Zane

Sidebar: A Suits Watch Podcast

Stitcher Studios, Patrick J. Adams, Sarah Rafferty

Tv & Film

4.9 • 742 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

This week, Patrick and Sarah talk with Suits Casting Director Bonnie Zane... and she brought a treat - their original auditions! Sarah and Patrick watch their auditions for the first time in-studio, and share their reactions in real-time. They discuss Bonnie's legendary career, what casting Suits was like, the stories behind finding Louis Litt, Rachel Zane, and of course Mike and Donna. Plus, she shares some details from working on the upcoming Suits: LA.

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0:00.0	I was about to start pressing these buttons
0:01.8	like I knew what they did.
0:03.6	Hold on, let me get my head levels. Hi, I'm Patrick Adams. You may know me as Mike Ross from the show's suits.
0:37.0	And I'm Sarah Rafferty, and you may know me as Donna Palson on suits.
0:40.2	And this is Sidebar, a Suits rewatch podcast, are actually a Suits Watch podcast because Sarah and I have never actually watched the show.
0:47.9	But we are taking a break this week from watching a new episode to do something really, really, really, especially special.
0:54.6	So special.
0:55.5	Patrick, can you please do the honors?
0:57.1	Of course I can today. We are honored to be talking with a casting powerhouse, Bonnie
1:02.8	Zane, with a career spanning more than three decades.
1:06.0	Bonnie is one of the most respected casting directors in the business, known for her exceptional
1:10.2	ability to bring
1:11.0	together some iconic television ensembles. Bonnie's work has left a lasting impact across genres.
1:16.9	Oh, that word.
1:18.0	Genres.
1:18.6	Genres.
1:19.9	She helped shape the cast of, are you ready for it?
1:22.4	I'm ready.
1:22.8	Mad about you.
1:24.4	News Radio, Sports Night, Ed, and then in cahoots with her longtime partner, Gail Pillsbury,
1:32.1	she did a show close to my heart, Pretty Little Liars. And then, of course, she was the casting
1:37.1	director for this show that we're here to talk about, suits. Bonnie was the person who saw the
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