Culturally Informed Casting:

A practice of selecting actors with deep understanding/connection to cultures in the story.

Example: Making sure that the voice actor of an Indian character has an Indian ethnicity.

Sources and Further Reading:

“Identity Conscious Casting Statement.” State of Texas and Texas Tech University School of Theatre & Dance, 23 Sept. 2023, www.depts.ttu.edu/theatre-dance/resources/current-students/auditioning/identity-conscious-casting.php.

Dunkelberg, Kevan. “How We Look at How We Look: Identity-Conscious Casting in Theatre.” StageAgent, 9 Nov. 2022, blog.stageagent.com/how-we-look-at-how-we-look-identity-conscious-casting-in-theatre/.