American composer Lin-Manuel Miranda has announced the launch of The Telsey Office Miranda Casting Fellowship in partnership with The Telsey Office and the Miranda Family, 'creating professional development and training opportunities for historically underrepresented artists interested in building a career in casting'.

The fellowship offers a full-time salaried position for two years, starting in autumn 2021, and Miranda commented 'For so long systemic inequities and a lack of paid training opportunities have kept historically underrepresented communities, especially Black, Indigenous and People of Colour, from entering the casting industry. This fellowship in partnership with Telsey adds a new dimension to our fellows programme, now in its fifth year'.