How Actors are treated at auditions/drama school/shows
Mar 28, 2018 9:29:01 GMT
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Post by kimbahorel on Mar 28, 2018 9:29:01 GMT
(A quick note - I don't really write posts much I know what some people are like on here about posts. I find it difficult to write and express myself. So here goes. I hope it makes sense or people get were I am coming from.)
On the subject of Actors being coerced, embarrassed, weighed and other things that go on during auditions for shows or drama schools.
I have an opinion about this.
Reading comments on many posts about this on the internet and I was some what surprised that some comments by people posting had a very nonchalant tone. They know it goes on but don't seem to want to do anything about it. I am horrified as theatre goer to know these things happen and to hear stories. I read the ProResting twitter about auditions it just amazes me this actually exists.
Myself as a theatre goer, I go to see shows I wonder how many of those performers I see have been put through this at some stage in their career or even for the show I am actually watching. And why? I personally don't care what someone looks like in show as long as they are a good performer and can act (if they are doing it - sing).
We are ethical about everything where our foods from, how our clothes were made and we can make that decision to buy that. As a consumer of theatre shouldn't I be able to know how people where auditioned for a show and whether or not I want to put my money into these productions.
There still is but it's now something everyone knows about - models being on diets or starving themselves to be thin as possible for fashion shows or magazine shoots. We are not as accepting of that any more we want models of different shapes and sizes when we open a magazine.
And performers in shows?
Granted I know it doesn't happen in every show or company - but this some sort of stuff does happen.
On the subject of Actors being coerced, embarrassed, weighed and other things that go on during auditions for shows or drama schools.
I have an opinion about this.
Reading comments on many posts about this on the internet and I was some what surprised that some comments by people posting had a very nonchalant tone. They know it goes on but don't seem to want to do anything about it. I am horrified as theatre goer to know these things happen and to hear stories. I read the ProResting twitter about auditions it just amazes me this actually exists.
Myself as a theatre goer, I go to see shows I wonder how many of those performers I see have been put through this at some stage in their career or even for the show I am actually watching. And why? I personally don't care what someone looks like in show as long as they are a good performer and can act (if they are doing it - sing).
We are ethical about everything where our foods from, how our clothes were made and we can make that decision to buy that. As a consumer of theatre shouldn't I be able to know how people where auditioned for a show and whether or not I want to put my money into these productions.
There still is but it's now something everyone knows about - models being on diets or starving themselves to be thin as possible for fashion shows or magazine shoots. We are not as accepting of that any more we want models of different shapes and sizes when we open a magazine.
And performers in shows?
Granted I know it doesn't happen in every show or company - but this some sort of stuff does happen.
