They did a series of open auditions for girls age 9 to 13, focusing on girls who were small enough to be believable as Ada's daughter (as Holly Hunter is relatively short at 157 cm / 5' 2" tall).
9–13-aastastele tüdrukutele korraldati mitu avalikku esinemisproovi, otsides tüdrukut, kes oleks piisavalt väike, et olla Ada tütar (kuna Holly Hunter on väga lühikest kasvu ).