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# Casting Tool FAQs
## The Operabase Casting Tool gives casting professionals and artistic teams advanced filters, career and repertoire insights, and real-time availability, so you can find the right artist and confirm it quickly.
### **What the [Casting Tool](https://www.operabase.com/casting/en) is for**
- Finding suitable artists for specific roles and productions
- Identifying jump-in or replacement options quickly
- Analysing repertoire, career history and collaborations
- Viewing agency representation and contact details
- Making faster, better-informed casting decisions
### **Does it cover my genre?**
Yes. The Casting Tool is designed for opera, ballet, classical music, musical theatre, concerts and more, with advanced search filters for efficient artist evaluation across genres.
### **Who can I search for?**
- On-stage artists, such as singers and actors
- Off-stage artists and crew, including composers and stage directors
- Instrumentalists, such as pianists and violinists
### **Season planning and last-minute replacements**
The Casting Tool streamlines season planning with a user-friendly interface and advanced filters. For last-minute replacements, use availability and travel-time filters to see only artists who are free on your dates, along with where and when they are performing and their past role history.
### **Advanced features**
- Availability and travel filters, to pinpoint jump-in-ready artists based on their schedules
- Casting Assistant, matching artists to your own repertoire, schedule, house style and past casting decisions
- Calendar grids for jump-ins and last-minute replacements, showing only artists free on your selected dates
- Role Debut Finder, for casting firsts
- Graph-based career and repertoire insights
- Expanded profession filters, including instrumentalists and off-stage crew
### **Who at my organisation can use it?**
The Casting Tool supports multiple departments, including casting, human resources, marketing, production, programming and planning, and research and analysis. Everyone at your organisation with a work email address can access all Operabase Pro Tools.
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