<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span>Jean,</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Thanks for saying something. Generally, this type of cattle call, ultra-commercial, audition process is lacking in credibility.</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;
font-style: normal;">As Jean mentioned, be very cautious. A lot of these "from the coast" and "super-connected" agencies prey on primarily mid-western cities. </div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">First of all, there is an social and artistic imperialism that takes place with these agencies that blow into town. Have pride in your region. You're not from remote Montana (not that that's bad lol). You're from The Greater Cleveland region. A region with, frankly, a misrepresented market. It's a market with over 4.5 million people, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Combined_Statistical_Areas" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;">top 15 (combined statistical areas) in the country</a>, and the second
largest theater community between Chicago and NY. As far as major casting agencies, yes, there are a couple markets with the monopoly on that, however, that's true for the most of the cities in the US. </div><div style="background-color: transparent;" class="yui_3_7_2_18_1366949357711_161"><br></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;" class="yui_3_7_2_18_1366949357711_161">Point being, You have resources. By the way, there are some great local resources too. We have to get over this Local as inferior thing. That mentality is what "star-search" agencies feed off of.</div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;" class="yui_3_7_2_18_1366949357711_161"><br></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;" class="yui_3_7_2_18_1366949357711_161">As Jean mentioned, "<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;">Spend your money on proper training with reputable, known arts institutions and instructors". </span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-style: normal;" class="yui_3_7_2_18_1366949357711_161"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Aaron Calafato <br>Actor/Writer/Activist</div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">calafato.aaron@gmail.com</div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style:
normal;">www.aaroncalafato.com<br><br></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Jean Zarzour <lipschtick@lipschtick.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> neohiopal@lists.neohiopal.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, April 24, 2013 5:42 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [NEohioPAL] WARNING Re: ARTS Auditions coming to the Cleveland area
- TOMORROW!<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv7952262912"><div dir="ltr">I would caution anyone about seeing this as an opportunity. </div>
<div dir="ltr">I have a few friends who have been to one of Kim Myers "opportunities", only to discover that the next step is shelling out $3500 for the "...unique opportunity to perform on stage for five days, in front of the industries TOP AGENTS and CASTINGS!" </div>
<div dir="ltr">And that's just the fee you pay before your travel and lodging costs.</div>
<div dir="ltr">Companies like these make lots of money preying on eager, naive parents and their children.</div>
<div dir="ltr">While they may have some distance, remote connection with the success of some children, I'd want some solid proof of that "fact" before I'd pay a dime.</div>
<div dir="ltr">Spend your money on proper training with reputable, known arts institutions and instructors, and if you're lucky, for trips to larger cities when given the opportunity to meet with reputable agents and casting directors - but, as a 30 year veteran in this business, I caution you to never pay an entrance fee for 5 day auditions that will most certainly amount to nothing.</div>
<div dir="ltr">Jean Zarzour<br>
216-832-6557<br>
SAG-AFTRA, AEA<br>
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<div class="yiv7952262912gmail_quote">On Apr 23, 2013 5:26 PM, "Kim Myers" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:scoutingdirector@aol.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:scoutingdirector@aol.com">scoutingdirector@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="yiv7952262912gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word;"><div style="text-align:center;"><b><i style="font-size:18px;">ATTENTION: ACTORS, SINGERS & DANCERS!</i></b></div><div style="text-align:center;"><b><i style="font-size:18px;">Ages 5 - 85</i></b></div>
<div style="text-align:center;"><b><i style="font-size:18px;">If you are seeking representation in Chicago, LA, NYC, Atlanta and Miami</i></b></div><div style="text-align:center;"><b><i style="font-size:18px;">THIS IS SOMETHING YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS!</i></b></div>
<div><span style="font-size:18px;"><b><i><font color="#ff0000"><br></font></i></b></span><div style="text-align:center;"><b><i style="font-size:18px;"><font color="#ff0000">International Scout, Kim Myers will be scouting in Cleveland for </font></i></b></div>
<div style="text-align:center;"><b><i style="font-size:18px;"><font color="#4600ff">ONE DAY ONLY on Wednesday, April 24th at the Hilton Garden Inn Beta Convention Center in Mayfield Village.</font><font color="#ff0000"> </font></i></b></div>
<div style="text-align:center;"><b><i style="font-size:18px;"><font color="#ff0000"><u>Call our scouting office at 1.800.STAR.102 for details of this audition. </u></font></i></b></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align:center;">
<i>Kim Myers works alongside agencies and castings throughout the year, and will be selecting NEW FACES for submissions to top agents for upcoming projects. Parents across the country have raved about Kim's approach to representing talent, and offering the safest way to launch a part-time to full-time career in the industry of entertainment. </i></div>
<div><br></div><div><b>If selected, you will be offered a unique opportunity to perform on stage for five days, in front of the industries TOP AGENTS and CASTINGS! Hundreds of new talent have been placed this past year! </b> </div>
<div style="text-align:center;"><font color="#ff0000" style="font-size:18px;"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font color="#ff0000" style="font-size:18px;"><b>Attending this upcoming audition, is incredibly educational and FUN! </b></font></div>
</div><div style="text-align:center;"><font color="#ff0000" style="font-size:18px;"><b>CALL NOW 1.800.STAR.102 for more details. </b></font></div></div><br>______________________________________<br>
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