[NEohioPAL] Total Rudeness At An Audition

[Pamela Morton]

I think it is good pratice to state in the audition announcement the
description of the role I.e. gender, age, and race if specific to the role,
and to state if all ethinicities will be considered. Thus reducing wasted
time and awkward situations.
On Mar 16, 2012 3:31 PM, "melissa logsdon" <melissa7126 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I went to those auditions last week at the library and an african american
> girl went in to audition...so I am thinking maybe the night your
> granddaughter went, perhaps they already cast all non caucasian roles??
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> Subject: Re: [NEohioPAL] Total Rudeness At An Audition
> Bad form, indeed. Requirements or limitations of race, gender, age, etc.,
> in a play should be made clear in an audition notice so that the air is
> clear before anybody even shows up.
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> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 1:33 PM, EVA WITHERS-EVANS <eweworld1 at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>>  I very seldom complain to this list, but I feel that I have to address
>> this concern.
>> Last night, my granddaughter (an African American) went to an audition at
>> the Mayfield
>> library.  When she got there, everyone looked at her as if she were an
>> alien.  When
>> she said she was there for the audition, instead of being told they were
>> auditioning only
>> Caucasion girls, she was told to fill out an audition sheet and have a
>> seat.  When it was
>> asked who in the group was 20 or over, she said she was. Another girl
>> (caucasion) said
>> she was twenty, she was asked to come into the auditioning room; my
>> granddaughter was
>> ignored.  She was totally ignored until she finally got up and left.  I
>> am not just upset because she
>> is my granddaughter, I am upset because this behavior is unacceptable in
>> the theater.
>> Common courtesy would have been to tell her what the situation was and
>> there would have
>> been no hurt feelings.  It's never right to make someone feel unwanted,
>> especially
>> in the theater; I would hope that this is not the norm for Cleveland
>> theater.
>>
>> MATTERS OF THE HEART SHOULD ALWAYS BE ABOUT LOVE.
>>
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