‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Casting Director on Looking to Capture ‘Diversity’ in Drag Community
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorA decade ago Goloka Bolte and her business partner Ethan Peterson founded the Casting Firm, and a little over eight years ago they were brought on to cast “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and its subsequent spinoffs. Since then they have been nominated three times for reality casting Emmys and now Bolte, who also acts as president of the company, can be found casting up to seven shows at any one time.What do you look for when it comes to casting “RuPaul’s Drag Race”?The queen needs to have a great story and a defined character.