<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV>I agree. Most of the Children's Workshops available for our kids are no more than summer camp opportunities and there's nothing wrong with that. The kids simply want something fun to do during the summer and parents are going to pay in the hundreds for any kind of summer camp whether it's for sports, cooking, crime scene investigation, basic camping, electronics or theatre. It's a social opportunity while maybe exploring something you may wish to pursue more in depth later. Of course, if your child is more focused on a career in acting and you are looking for a more serious learning opportunity, you would want to research what's available to get the fit you need.<BR></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> "Anastasjoy@aol.com" <Anastasjoy@aol.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Rtiques1@aol.com; neohiopal@listserve.com<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, June 1, 2009 7:04:05 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [NEohioPAL] acting workshops?<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>In a message dated 6/1/09 6:55:37 PM, Rtiques1 writes:<BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" cite="" TYPE="CITE"></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">I understand where you are coming from and I should have had my posting more clear with what I was trying to say. Personally, I dont think childrens workshops should be charging in the hundreds unless they have some sort of casting director or someone with some noteable credits. again, this is my opinion. I am not at all saying that the teacher has to be someone with many credits, but if they are going to charge children or anyone a high price, they should have something. I wasnt going to post at all, but since I posted I have received many emails of people thanking me for posting, I didnt want to cause any problems on the list but just thought people should watch out and check out what these workshops have to offer before spending
hundreds.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR>Especially if you are referring to children's workshops/classes, I would think parents would want to extensively check out ANY workshop, regardless of whether it costs hundreds or dollars or is free. As for a "casting director," unless you're a stage parent or have a child with profressional aspirations, I'm not sure I see the relevance of that. Most of the people I know whose kids are taking acting classes are doing it for fun, even the ones who have already performed semi-professionally. For cihldren, I'd say the most important thing is a sympathetic teacher who works well with kids, gives them confidence and is able to impart a sense of the teamwork that is one of the greatest benefits of theater. If you've got kids in the professional pipeline and feel you were promised something careerwise that certain classes couldn't deliver, then I understand your
dismay. It always pays to do research and make sure that what you are getting (or what you are getting for your kids) matches your/their particular needs.</FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT><BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377040x1201454360/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=JuneExcfooterNO62) </FONT></DIV></DIV></div><br>
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