Fats in Theater Short observation on casting: Over the weeeknd I went to see a musical with a few friends. It was a locally known, good, but amateur, troupe.  When we bought tickets we hadn't realized it was the, "rising stars," group, meaning they were teenagers and young adults, from 16-21.   We were disappointed when we got to the theater, but were more than happy to give the kids a shot.  The musical was about kids, a few teachers, and a few adults. I quickly realized that they had done a specific type of casting. All the adult roles- teachers, parents, etc. - were fats. All of them. And every, single fat looked significantly older than their actual age, and much older than the other teens. Additionally, all the "elementary" school children were thin and fit.  Do they even realize how sad it is that they look so much older just because they are fat?  I'm talking about 18 year old fats playing 40+ year olds.   Do they realize as a fat they actually look that old?!?