<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Actors who keep their commitments are honorable, talented or not. <br><br><div><font color="#a040ff" size="4" face="arial"><strong>Pamela Lewis <br></strong></font>12535 Edgewater Dr. #336</div> <div>Lakewood, OH 44107</div> <div>o 216.221.2561 <br>c 216.233.7626</div><br><br>--- On <b>Mon, 4/13/09, Kathie Dice <i><kdice2@verizon.net></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Kathie Dice <kdice2@verizon.net><br>Subject: Re: [NEohioPAL] Honoring Commitments, Part 2<br>To: "Mary McManaway" <manaway@neo.rr.com>, neohiopal@listserve.com<br>Date: Monday, April 13, 2009, 1:07 PM<br><br><div id="yiv2001856233">
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<div>Not to toot my own horn but just to say there are actors out there that DO
honor their commitments.</div>
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<div>I had a very very minor role in an independent film being shot (unpaid). We
had a day scheduled to do "pickup" scenes, the scene had already been
shot, I was called by my agency, that I was chosen for a part in an
industrial film (paid) on the same day as filming for the pickup scenes.
Although I struggled, do I take the paid gig from my agency, or do I keep my
commitment to the independent film even though it was JUST pickup scenes and
even though it was UNPAID. </div>
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<div>Needless to say...I kept my commitment and turned down the booking from my
agency. I figure someday it will come back around to my benefit.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Kathie</div>
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Commitments, Part 2</div>
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<div>Hi Dave,</div>
<div>just wanted to let you know that I agree with your comments about these
irresponsible actors....just a little observation, though. You keep
referring to all of these theatres as "the playhouse". We are not the
theatre (NOrth Canton Playhouse) that you are referring to, so please clarify
that. And yes, we have instances, throughout the years, where
actors just feel free to walk out because they "got a better part
elsewhere".....nothing you can do about it....it is the way it is with
volunteers!</div>
<div>Like you, we work around everyone's schedules.....and some days it is
real fun!!</div>
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<div>Mary</div>
<div>Artistic Director</div>
<div>North Canton Playhouse </div>
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PM</div>
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Commitments, Part 2</div>
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<div>I have received several e-mails from other directors who have worse
stories than what I had happen. One director running a weekly mystery
theatre discovered much to his shock two days before a performance that one
of his actors had a major role in a production somewhere else. It
seems that the young man could not figure out that the Opening Night
conflicted with the performance at the mystery theatre. Ipso facto, a
massive scramble to get someone in at the last minute occurred. The
young man knew about this particular opening night for two months and failed
to tell the mystery theatre. </div>
<div> </div>
<div>Another director wrote me and stated that a leading actor dropped out
of the play only one week before Opening Night. It was soon discovered
that he had accepted a part with another playhouse because he wanted to
play that part. </div>
<div> </div>
<div>A student director had to find two actors two days before her class
project was presented to the professor because the leading actor felt that
the particular drama being presented did not meet his specifications.
It seemed odd that he had no problem with the drama for weeks. It was
soon discovered that he took a part at another playhouse. The
other actor seemed unable to function without the first actor and dropped
out as well. There's backbone.</div>
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<div>Frankly, I have three weeks to correct the damage. Already the
cast and crew are pulling together to make this play work. Junior who
left us in the lurch did not get the part he wanted and is a member of the
ensemble with the other playhouse. I understand that he is happy as a
lark. Frankly, he does not know how many bridges he burned behind
him. I received notice from another playhouse who figured out who it
was stating that he is no longer welcome there either.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>I do believe that we as directors and producers should take a very high
road here. That is we should put the fear of God in these rather
talented but rude actors and actresses who believe they can walk out
whenever they feel like it. That means you sit Junior down and tell
him or her that he or she will never act again in the area until he or she
cleans up the act. That is you finish what you start. I have two
children. They are both highly talented and are in demand.
However, they were both told you finish what you start. Both are no
nonsense type people. Coaches, directors and teachers loved them
because they took the responsibility of honoring a commitment. </div>
<div> </div>
<div>I had a bad feeling two months ago about an actress when I was
casting <em>Once Upon a Mattress</em>. This young talented
actress came running in about one and one half hours after auditions
started. She claimed she could not be at the beginning of
the auditions because she was in rehearsal for another play. I
allowed her to audition since she was there but I told her that the
part she wanted was going to be given to another actress who had shown up on
time and in my opinion had more talent. I did state that I would
offer her another part but that I would have to talk to her
director in the other play. When I asked for the name of the director
who was in the other production so I could coordinate schedules, she
balked. I withdrew the offer. I later discovered that there was
no way that she could have done this play and that play. Frankly, my
instincts clearly showed that she was not happy with the part in the other
play. Unfortunately, she accepted the part. In my opinion, that
means you play the part. If you are that talented an actor or actress,
then it should be a snap to make it work. </div>
<div> </div>
<div>I did have another actress who was involved in another play when she
auditioned. She was up front about it and gave me her schedule.
I saw that I could use her in Once Upon a Mattress and the part I had for
her could accommodate her schedule. She went to every rehearsal of the
other play and when she was not scheduled for rehearsal she came to
us. That is a good actress because she was honest and she was willing
to work with everyone. </div>
<div> </div>
<div>I am asking all directors and producers to honor other playhouses
productions. The playhouse that cast Junior has had several of their
actors come to my playhouse for major parts. When I see that there is
no way we can coordinate a schedule so the actor or actress can play both, I
do not cast. That other director has invested time and energy in
directing that actor or actress. He or she should not have the rug
pulled out because Junior who has talent cannot figure out that commitment
means to the end of the production. </div>
<div> </div>
<div>David Van Gaasbeek, Director and Producer, Canal Fulton Players</div>
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