Cast member

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A cast member is a term used to refer to a person who could be one of three possibilities;

• A cast member is someone who performs in a motion picture. The actors who perform in the motion picture are the cast.
• A cast member is someone who performs in a theatrical production. The actors who perform in a show are also referred to as the cast.
• A cast member is any employee of The Walt Disney Company. For example, employees at a Disney theme park, Disney Store or even telephone operators at the Walt Disney Travel Company. The term was christened by Walt Disney when training the very first employees of Disneyland, comparing them to 'creating a show', like an actor in a motion picture.
• A cast member is currently any employee that is visible to the public when going about their work. As a result of the shift to the Experience Economy many companies are wising up to the fact that we do in fact play a role in our work (theatre) many times interpretating a different character depending on where we are, who we are with and what our objective is. That's why everyone (except Richard Branson) wears a suit when going to talk to their bank manager.