[NEohioPAL] Fw: Fwd: Total Rudeness At An Audition

Kristy Hollenbeck kristy.hollenbeck at gmail.com
Fri Mar 16 16:27:23 PDT 2012


As much as I understand everyones frustration I kindly ask that (I
understand it was and accidental reply Mr. Miller ) we our careful with
language & negative theater comments as my son (who is 14) receives these
emails for audition notices. Thank you.
On Mar 16, 2012 6:34 PM, "Curt Arnold" <curtarnold at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Something seems wrong here:
>
> "I have zero tolerance for anybody disrespecting me in person for any
> reason..."  "...mind your own fucking business, Bitch."
>
>
>
>
> --- On *Fri, 3/16/12, amiee collier <amiee.collier at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: amiee collier <amiee.collier at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NEohioPAL] Fwd: Total Rudeness At An Audition
> To: "post at neohiopal.org" <post at neohiopal.org>
> Date: Friday, March 16, 2012, 1:23 PM
>
>   I guess you sure did tell me. no guilt at all, sir. I'm just standing
> up for my community as a whole. and, since your only involvement in this
> community is through NEohioPAL, I guarantee they know me even if you don't.
> so, maybe you should read the respectful tone I tried to offer you and then
> think before you speak.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>  *From:* "Michael A. Miller" <michael.act2 at gmail.com<http://us.mc1813.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=michael.act2@gmail.com>
> >
> *Date:* March 16, 2012 4:13:20 PM EDT
> *To:* Amiee Collier <amiee.collier at me.com<http://us.mc1813.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=amiee.collier@me.com>
> >
> *Subject:* *Re: [NEohioPAL] Total Rudeness At An Audition*
>
>  "Throw a stone in to a pack of dogs and the one who gets hit is the one
> who cries out."
> -Hebrew saying
>
> I never even heard of you until just now. So, obviously, none of my
> remarks had anything to do with you—although, based on your confrontational
> tone, you must have a guilty association with something I referenced. So,
> piss off unless you're going to come to Lakewood and say your piece to my
> face. I have zero tolerance for anybody disrespecting me in person for any
> reason. It doesn't make any difference that you're hiding behind a computer
> at a distance.
>
> Save your commentary for NEO-PAL and whoever you're responding to and mind
> your own fucking business, Bitch.
>
> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Amiee Collier <amiee.collier at me.com<http://us.mc1813.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=amiee.collier@me.com>
> > wrote:
>
>   *
> *
> Excuse me, Mr. Miller, but what does this woman's grandchild's horrible
> experience (and, trust me, it is) have to do with some kind of vendetta you
> have against companies that will gladly pay a small stipend to show that
> they respect their actor's time? It seems like you have an ax to grind and
> I, for one, think you're barking up the wrong tree.
>
> Ms. Withers-Evans: I'm so sorry to hear that happened to her, but please
> know that this community is a loving one. Sure, we're all human beings and
> people tend to get ahead of themselves - especially in something as
> competitive as an audition - but I hope that she can learn that it's not
> her problem, it's theirs. I really hope she has the courage to step out
> there again and find a group worthy of her attention.
>
> Respectfully,
> Amiee Collier
>
>
>  On Mar 16, 2012, at 2:56 PM, neohiopal-request at lists.neohiopal.org<http://us.mc1813.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=neohiopal-request@lists.neohiopal.org>wrote:
>
>  *From: *"Michael A. Miller" <michael.act2 at gmail.com<http://us.mc1813.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=michael.act2@gmail.com>
> >
> *Subject: **Re: [NEohioPAL] Total Rudeness At An Audition*
> *Date: *March 16, 2012 2:39:16 PM EDT
> *To: *EVA WITHERS-EVANS <eweworld1 at yahoo.com<http://us.mc1813.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=eweworld1@yahoo.com>
> >
> *Cc: *"neohiopal at neohiopal.org<http://us.mc1813.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=neohiopal@neohiopal.org>"
> <neohiopal at neohiopal.org<http://us.mc1813.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=neohiopal@neohiopal.org>
> >
>
>
> I did theater from the 1970s until my last show in 1996. It's always been
> a cliquish, gated den of self-entered, backstabbing snobs with, seemingly,
> no way in. Unfortunately, the people who could benefit most from your
> remarks are the ones who will fail to recognize themselves. If the part was
> race-neutral and your granddaughter didn't fit the type, someone could have
> let her know. Or they could have read her to see if they could have used
> her in upcoming shows. Your granddaughter should bring this to the
> attention of the artistic director of the theater or the company so s/he
> knows how the organization is representing itself in the community. Since
> the downfall of community theater in northeastern Ohio thanks, in part, to
> a Beck Center's Tiny Emperor For Life, and organizations that used to be
> "community theaters" now referring to themselves as "emerging professional"
> companies because they had received grants that allowed them to pay
> stipends to hand-picked actors, there should be zero tolerance for this
> kind of nonsense. Never hesitate to call out oppression and face it down.
>
>  =Michael A. Miller=
>
> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 1:33 PM, EVA WITHERS-EVANS <eweworld1 at yahoo.com<http://us.mc1813.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=eweworld1@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.
>
> ______________________________________
>
>
>  Amiee Collier
> http://www.amiee-collier.com
> amiee.collier at gmail.com<http://us.mc1813.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=amiee.collier@gmail.com>
>
>
>
>
>  Amiee Collier
> http://www.amiee-collier.com
> amiee.collier at me.com<http://us.mc1813.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=amiee.collier@me.com>
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