Overview
- Caplan describes a “very, very long” audition after instantly connecting with Tina Fey’s script.
- She says the studio preferred Kelly Osbourne for Janis Ian during casting resistance to her.
- Initial tryouts were for the two lead roles before casting sorted actors into callbacks for other parts.
- To demonstrate the look, she teamed with a Canadian hairstylist for dark‑wig photos on Hollywood Boulevard.
- She recalls the celebratory call that she had won the role and says the Toronto shoot felt like a three‑month dorm experience with close cast camaraderie.