<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Actually, Mr. Miller, you told us all. Clearly your bitter memory of personal rejection has rendered you incapable of civil discourse, the prevalence of which I have always greatly appreciated on this list. Please allow me to say that in my humble opinion, your language is unnecessary and your venom is misdirected.<br><br>-Jimmy Helms<div><br></div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div><div><br>On Mar 16, 2012, at 16:23, amiee collier <<a href="mailto:amiee.collier@gmail.com">amiee.collier@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div><span></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><div>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. <br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "Michael A. Miller" <<a href="mailto:michael.act2@gmail.com">michael.act2@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> March 16, 2012 4:13:20 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> Amiee Collier <<a href="mailto:amiee.collier@me.com">amiee.collier@me.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Re: [NEohioPAL] Total Rudeness At An Audition</b><br><br></div></blockquote><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><font color="#000000"><font size="4"><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">"Throw a stone in to a pack of dogs and the one who gets hit is the one who cries out."</font></font></font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">-Hebrew saying<br>
</font><div><font color="#000000"><font size="4"><font face="tahoma,sans-serif"><br></font></font></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><font size="4"><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">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.</font></font></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><font size="4"><font face="tahoma,sans-serif"><br></font></font></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><font size="4"><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">Save your commentary for NEO-PAL and whoever you're responding to and mind your own fucking business, Bitch. <br>
</font></font></font><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Amiee Collier <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:amiee.collier@me.com">amiee.collier@me.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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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.<div>
<br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Respectfully,</div><div>Amiee Collier</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Mar 16, 2012, at 2:56 PM, <a href="mailto:neohiopal-request@lists.neohiopal.org" target="_blank">neohiopal-request@lists.neohiopal.org</a> wrote:</div>
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;color:rgb(127,127,127)"><b>From:<span> </span></b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium">"Michael A. Miller" <<a href="mailto:michael.act2@gmail.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">michael.act2@gmail.com</a>><br>
</span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;color:rgb(127,127,127)"><b>Subject:<span> </span></b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium"><b>Re: [NEohioPAL] Total Rudeness At An Audition</b><br>
</span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;color:rgb(127,127,127)"><b>Date:<span> </span></b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium">March 16, 2012 2:39:16 PM EDT<br>
</span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;color:rgb(127,127,127)"><b>To:<span> </span></b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium">EVA WITHERS-EVANS <<a href="mailto:eweworld1@yahoo.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">eweworld1@yahoo.com</a>><br>
</span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;color:rgb(127,127,127)"><b>Cc:<span> </span></b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium">"<a href="mailto:neohiopal@neohiopal.org" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">neohiopal@neohiopal.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:neohiopal@neohiopal.org" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">neohiopal@neohiopal.org</a>><br>
</span></div><br><br><font size="4"><font face="tahoma,sans-serif" color="#333399">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.</font></font><div>
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</div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 1:33 PM, EVA WITHERS-EVANS<span> </span><span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eweworld1@yahoo.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">eweworld1@yahoo.com</a>></span><span> </span>wrote:<br>
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<div><span>I very seldom complain to this list, but I feel that I have to address this concern.</span></div><div><span>Last night, my granddaughter (an African American) went to an audition at the Mayfield</span></div><div>
<span>library. When she got there, everyone looked at her as if she were an alien. When</span></div><div><span>she said she was there for the audition, instead of being told they were auditioning only</span></div><div><span>Caucasion girls, she was told to fill out an audition sheet and have a seat. When it was</span></div>
<div><span>asked who in the group was 20 or over, she said she was. Another girl (caucasion) said</span></div><div><span>she was twenty, she was asked to come into the auditioning room; my granddaughter was</span></div><div>
<span>ignored. She was totally ignored until she finally got up and left. I am not just upset because she</span></div><div><span>is my granddaughter, I am upset because this behavior is unacceptable in the theater.</span></div>
<div><span>Common courtesy would have been to tell her what the situation was and there would have</span></div><div><span>been no hurt feelings. It's never right to make someone feel unwanted, especially</span></div>
<div><span>in the theater; I would hope that this is not the norm for Cleveland theater.</span></div><div></div><div> </div><div>MATTERS OF THE HEART SHOULD ALWAYS BE ABOUT LOVE.</div></div></div><br>______________________________________</blockquote>
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