Case Study: Cal Shakes achieves paperless, streamlined casting with JotForm

Paper Forms Are a Thing of the Past for This Classical Theater

Cal Shakes, a large Bay Area regional theater, faced a time- and resource-consuming casting process that relied on actors printing and submitting dozens or even hundreds of headshots and resumes. Artistic Associate LeeAnn Dowd needed a flexible digital data-collection solution, so the organization turned to Jotform and its drag-and-drop form builder to replace paper forms and streamline auditions.

Jotform enabled Cal Shakes to create customized casting forms in minutes, use conditional logic to show role-specific questions, collect and review submissions online, and export applications to PDF for easy sharing. The switch cut the burden of processing hundreds of physical headshots, sped up candidate vetting, and reduced costs — while Jotform’s 50% nonprofit discount made the solution affordable for Cal Shakes.

Cal Shakes

LeeAnn Dowd

Artistic Associate