Overview
- Slater said he once overheard a director ask, "Why did you even bring him in?" as he exited an early-career audition.
- He recalled leaving the room at age 23 thinking, "I'm never going to work," before learning the part skewed far older.
- With time spent on the casting side, he now calls the remark inappropriate yet likely not intended as personal.
- He shared the story during a Dec. 10 conversation at Vassar College, where he received the Young Alum Achievement Award.
- Recent credits include a Tony-nominated turn in The SpongeBob Musical and Boq in the Wicked films, with his co-written Marcel on the Train slated to premiere Off-Broadway in February 2026.