For “Cha Cha Real Smooth” casting director Angela Demo, it was out of the question to consider neurotypical actors for the part of Lola, who is on the autism spectrum. “It was never in …
But Lola is much more than just an avenue uniting Andrew and Domino. She’s a teenage girl, and like others her age, she has a mix of very specific opinions and interests: she takes great care of her hamster, Jerry; she collects potato mashers; she spends a lot of time working on Rubik’s cubes; she hates to dance.
While there are plenty of actors with autism out there, most struggle to find agents and managers to represent them. This is a significant barrier to entry for these performers, but Demo did her best to sidestep it in her casting process by branching out further than normal. “It was a long process. It’s more time-consuming,” she says. “But I think it’s more exciting, because you can really make discoveries and reach people that you may not be able to just in-person, or searching in big cities. [We auditioned] so many people. If not for that outreach, how would I have ever found them?”
But even with an agent, it took a long time for Burghardt to find the right project. “Cha Cha Real Smooth” is her first film role. Raiff then began to further shape the role around Burghardt, subtly trying to make sure Lola felt honest to her. In the meantime, she’s honing her own wheelhouse. She knows she prefers screen acting to theater, because the high-energy nature of the stage doesn’t gel as well with her quietness. And she also wants to try her hand at playing characters who don’t have autism, a step she finds essential for the industry to consider in order to become truly inclusive.
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