[NEohioPAL]NeoPal to PD Auditionees

Tue Nov 15 08:54:53 PST 2005

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On one of my recent projects, before the PD's new Friday mag was published and completely out of curiosity, I asked where people found out about auditions.  It was about 50:50, PD to NeoPal.  The two people I cast as my principals found the audition notice in the PD...one does not own a computer, the second uses a computer at work, does not have home access to the Internet and does not subscribe to the NeoPal list.  I had never seen either of these people in a show or at an audition before.  Without the PD audition notice, I would have been scrabbling to attempt to cast that show.  

Another project recently called for a fairly large number of children...I'm talking SMALL children.  These kids don't subscribe to Fred's list, but their parents read the PD.

Without the PD, I think we're apt to lose a fairly substantial part of our auditionees, and that's sad.

I've written to the PD and hope everyone will voice their concern to them over this latest development, which can only hurt us as a whole.

---Lenne Snively
Actor/Director

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Dinah Mitchell 
To: neohiopal at lists.fredsternfeld.com
Sent: 11/14/2005 1:03:21 PM 
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Question for theater peeps about PD listings...

I'm curious if people in theaters around here keep track of exactly where their performers hear about their auditions. I'm assuming most of you record that info, so how many or what percentage of auditioners are attracted by the Plain Dealer or other paper formats?

I posted a film audition all over the place, including in PD (both online and paper). Out of about 75 auditioners, 1 person found us through PD and 0 from other paper sources. The overwhelming majority came from neohiopal--Thanks a bunch!!

Anyway, I'd just like to know how valuable paper listings are to the theatre community before I join the movement to try to get PD to list them again. Thanks for any response I get.

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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Andy size=4>On one of my recent projects, before the PD's new Friday mag was published and completely out of curiosity, I asked where people found out about auditions.  It was about 50:50, PD to NeoPal.  The two people I cast as my principals found the audition notice in the PD...one does not own a computer, the second uses a computer at work, does not have home access to the Internet and does not subscribe to the NeoPal list.  I had never seen either of these people in a show or at an audition before.  Without the PD audition notice, I would have been scrabbling to attempt to cast that show.  </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Andy size=4>Another project recently called for a fairly large number of children...I'm talking SMALL children.  These kids don't subscribe to Fred's list, but their parents read the PD.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Andy size=4>Without the PD, I think we're apt to lose a fairly substantial part of our auditionees, and that's sad.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Andy size=4>I've written to the PD and hope everyone will voice their concern to them over this latest development, which can only hurt us as a whole.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Andy size=4>---Lenne Snively</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dinahmitchell at yahoo.com href="mailto:dinahmitchell at yahoo.com">Dinah Mitchell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=neohiopal at lists.fredsternfeld.com href="mailto:neohiopal at lists.fredsternfeld.com">neohiopal at lists.fredsternfeld.com</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 11/14/2005 1:03:21 PM </DIV>
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<DIV>I'm curious if people in theaters around here keep track of exactly where their performers hear about their auditions. I'm assuming most of you record that info, so how many or what percentage of auditioners are attracted by the Plain Dealer or other paper formats?</DIV>
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<DIV>I posted a film audition all over the place, including in PD (both online and paper). Out of about 75 auditioners, 1 person found us through PD and 0 from other paper sources. The overwhelming majority came from neohiopal--Thanks a bunch!!</DIV>
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<DIV>Anyway, I'd just like to know how valuable paper listings are to the theatre community before I join the movement to try to get PD to list them again. Thanks for any response I get.</DIV>
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