Key points mentioned in the passage related to casting:
- The troupe casts all roles from among its members, a strategy that has helped them put on some of their most successful shows.
- The managers are now considering bringing a professional actor with experience in stage and film.
Let's analyse the options:
Any actor would be eager to play a lead role at a festival this prestigious.
- This is not relevant to the casting decision of the managers.An organization should not alter regular practices unless they have failed to produce results.
- As per key point 1, casting roles aming its members has worked most of the time for the troupe. Hence this is a solid reasoning behind casting among its members. Hence Option - Cast from the troupe.A theatre troupe should cast actors with the most experience in stage acting in lead roles.
- The passage doesn't mention anything about who is having the most experience in stage acting - troupe members or ringers.In casting any role, a theatre troupe must take care not to alienate its members.
- Doesn't seem to be a relevant motivation behind casting, as the troupe managers are concerned about performance and success in the prestigious event.Theatre troupes often deliver exceptional performances when they cast professional actors.
- This seems to be a good motivation to cast a professional actor, as it gives evidence that casting a ringer often results in exception performances.Hence Option - Ringer.