[NEohioPAL]Elyria Summer Theatre - call for musicians

Sun Jul 8 09:34:37 PDT 2007

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If I were a musician I would "pay Mike" to work for him!  You are an amazing talent, Mike.  Anyone who wants an excellent experience should work with this man, pay or no pay.

  Maureen Dempsey

Mike Caraffi <mcaraffi at yahoo.com> wrote:
          Kevin,

  While I appreciate your posting, it was never intended to be an insult to anyone's time or talent.  I am a musician myself and would never intentionally NOT OFFER a stipend to a talented musician - or ANY musician for that matter.  Unfortunately, as a MD for this particular production, I have to work by the guidelines that the ESTA Executive Board sets for me.  If there is no budget for pit, I have to work with those constraints.  Perhaps your concerns over show choice and budget are best addressed at an ESTA board meeting - better yet, become involved!  

  The $125/musician stipend is NOT something that was budgeted but moreso, something that is coming from MY POCKET.  Based on the number of musicians needed and what I am willing to offer, it more than exhausts any stipend that I will receive from ESTA.  I made that decision as an MD, becuase I know that time and talent are not free services when it comes to musicians, however, I also care enough and am passionate enough about community theater, this project and this cast to want to give everyone the best experience and pit orchestra they can possibly have.  I want that more than anything for ANY cast that I work with.  

  Thank you for your concern.

  Mike Caraffi

  ----- Original Message ----
From: Barbara T Aylward <b.aylward at sbcglobal.net>
To: neohiopal at lists.fredsternfeld.com
Sent: Saturday, July 7, 2007 12:12:48 AM
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Elyria Summer Theatre - call for musicians

  To Mr. Caraffi - please refer to all of the various postings and discussions that have gone on here at Fred's fine sessions regarding 'perform for free'.  If your theatre budget doesn't allow for pay for a pit orchestra, then you probably need to rethink the shows that you're putting on.  There are many fine non-musical, or limited instrumentation shows that can be staged with a minimal budget..

  The fact that you do have some budget ("max $125/musician") causes me to think that you don't particularly value the time, expense, and effort that all of the musicians that I know of expend on a regular basis.

  Please, don't insult us in the manner of your posting.

  Kevin Aylward

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<div>If I were a musician I would "pay Mike" to work for him!  You are an amazing talent, Mike.  Anyone who wants an excellent experience should work with this man, pay or no pay.</div>  <div> </div>  <div>Maureen Dempsey<BR><BR><B><I>Mike Caraffi <mcaraffi at yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:</div>  <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">  <STYLE type=text/css></STYLE>    <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">  <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">Kevin,</DIV>  <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> </DIV>  <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">While I appreciate your posting, it was never intended to be an insult to anyone's time or talent.  I am a musician myself and would never
 intentionally NOT OFFER a stipend to a talented musician - or ANY musician for that matter.  Unfortunately, as a MD for this particular production, I have to work by the guidelines that the ESTA Executive Board sets for me.  If there is no budget for pit, I have to work with those constraints.  Perhaps your concerns over show choice and budget are best addressed at an ESTA board meeting - better yet, become involved!  </DIV>  <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> </DIV>  <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">The $125/musician stipend is NOT something that was budgeted but moreso, something that is coming from MY POCKET.  Based on the number of musicians needed and what I am willing to offer, it <STRONG>more than exhausts</STRONG> any stipend that I will receive from ESTA.  I made that decision as an MD, becuase I know that time and talent are not
 free services when it comes to musicians, however, I also care enough and am passionate enough about community theater, this project and this cast to want to give everyone the best experience and pit orchestra they can possibly have.  I want that more than anything for ANY cast that I work with.  <BR></DIV>  <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">Thank you for your concern.</DIV>  <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> </DIV>  <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">Mike Caraffi<BR></DIV>  <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Barbara T Aylward <b.aylward at sbcglobal.net><BR>To: neohiopal at lists.fredsternfeld.com<BR>Sent: Saturday, July 7, 2007 12:12:48 AM<BR>Subject: [NEohioPAL]Elyria Summer Theatre - call for musicians<BR><BR> 
 <DIV>To Mr. Caraffi - please refer to all of the various postings and discussions that have gone on here at Fred's fine sessions regarding 'perform for free'.  If your theatre budget doesn't allow for pay for a pit orchestra, then you probably need to rethink the shows that you're putting on.  There are many fine non-musical, or limited instrumentation shows that can be staged with a minimal budget..</DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV>The fact that you do have some budget ("max $125/musician") causes me to think that you don't particularly value the time, expense, and effort that all of the musicians that I know of expend on a regular basis.</DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV>Please, don't insult us in the manner of your posting.</DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV>Kevin Aylward</DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV> </DIV></DIV>  <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"><BR></DIV></DIV><BR>  <HR SIZE=1>  Be a better Globetrotter.
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