The Green Room - Will You Accept Any Role?

Reply #70 - Feb 13^th, 2008 at 9:09pm

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kitchensinger wrote on Feb 13^th, 2008 at 8:16pm:

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kitchensinger wrote on Feb 13^th, 2008 at 6:48pm:

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I have this crazy idea, a staratgem, if you will, that guides me: if I'm willing to accept a differetnt part, I mark "Yes". If not, I mark �"No."

Are you being sarcastic again?!

Cuz if you are, I respect that.

Yes . . .

But, really, shouldn't that be the way it's done?

What? �Answering posts with sarcasm?

Sure.

Answering the question honestly, I mean.

I know you meant that.

Just being sarc....anyway....I agree with you, mostly. �

Yah, I guess "answering the question honestly" is a simpler way of putting across my point...unless I feel that the competition is such that marking "yes" will lose me the role to someone who marks "no."

"I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm."--Calvin Coolidge&&&&"Some families go water skiing together; others go camping.....our family does THEME PARTIES." --my brother Ben

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Reply #71 - Feb 14^th, 2008 at 12:03am

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I have this crazy idea, a staratgem, if you will, that guides me: if I'm willing to accept a differetnt part, I mark "Yes". If not, I mark "No."

Hmmm. Interesting. A plan more cunning than a fox who had been appointed the Department Chair of Cunning Plans at Oxford, but has since moved on to become the Head of Cunning Planning at the U.N.

I will usually do this, at least for "dialog" plays, since my ratio of plays I've done versus plays that are still out there is infinitisimal, so there is always something to gain from accepting "even" a walk-on role.

Musicals are a different story, of course: I don't usually do them (no snobbery involved, I just prefer to act and leave music to the skilled "semi-pro") unless someone in the cast calls me (literally begging me), since the number of males auditioning for community theatre seems to taper off somewhat after age 30, and gosh darn it, they have this one role for a guy (ANY guy, really) aged 35-50, but nobody'll even audition for it... such is the illustrious career of the bottom feeder. If only my love life were like that. Wink

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*Of course, darling, I'm kidding!

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Reply #72 - Feb 14^th, 2008 at 9:34am

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I just would like to say that I think asking the question itself is ridiculous. I've almost never seen it asked in any collegiate, semi-professional, or professional setting.

It's putting an undue burden on the actor. Do your casting, make your calls, and make your offers. Once the offer's made, *that's* when the actor can make a decision. Yes, it's easier to know before you make the offer ... but who told you directing was going to be easy?

(If you need to ask the question, asking if you are interested in specific roles is a much more professional approach.)

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Reply #73 - Feb 14^th, 2008 at 12:45pm

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mr. spiker wrote on Feb 14^th, 2008 at 9:34am:

I just would like to say that I think asking the question itself is ridiculous. I've almost never seen it asked in any collegiate, semi-professional, or professional setting.

It's putting an undue burden on the actor.

Thank you. �This question seriously stresses me out, sometimes. (I'm actually not being sarcastic here, for once)

No, seriously. �Sometimes I just leave the stupid question blank.

"I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm."--Calvin Coolidge&&&&"Some families go water skiing together; others go camping.....our family does THEME PARTIES." --my brother Ben

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Reply #74 - Feb 14^th, 2008 at 12:50pm

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kitchensinger wrote on Feb 14^th, 2008 at 12:45pm:

mr. spiker wrote on Feb 14^th, 2008 at 9:34am:

I just would like to say that I think asking the question itself is ridiculous. I've almost never seen it asked in any collegiate, semi-professional, or professional setting.

It's putting an undue burden on the actor.

Thank you. �This question seriously stresses me out, sometimes. (I'm actually not being sarcastic here, for once)

No, seriously. �Sometimes I just leave the stupid question blank.

How about just putting "Are you an egotistical prima dona, or will you blindly follow my insipid direction?"

http://www.maniccity.tv/

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Reply #75 - Feb 14^th, 2008 at 12:53pm

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kitchensinger wrote on Feb 14^th, 2008 at 12:45pm:

mr. spiker wrote on Feb 14^th, 2008 at 9:34am:

I just would like to say that I think asking the question itself is ridiculous. I've almost never seen it asked in any collegiate, semi-professional, or professional setting.

It's putting an undue burden on the actor.

Thank you. �This question seriously stresses me out, sometimes. (I'm actually not being sarcastic here, for once)

No, seriously. �Sometimes I just leave the stupid question blank.

How about just putting "Are you an egotistical prima dona, or will you blindly follow my insipid direction?"

NAAARF!

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Reply #76 - Feb 14^th, 2008 at 12:57pm

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kitchensinger wrote on Feb 14^th, 2008 at 12:45pm:

mr. spiker wrote on Feb 14^th, 2008 at 9:34am:

I just would like to say that I think asking the question itself is ridiculous. I've almost never seen it asked in any collegiate, semi-professional, or professional setting.

It's putting an undue burden on the actor.

Thank you. �This question seriously stresses me out, sometimes. (I'm actually not being sarcastic here, for once)

No, seriously. �Sometimes I just leave the stupid question blank.

How about just putting "Are you an egotistical prima dona, or will you blindly follow my insipid direction?"

Are you suggesting that those who want only a certain role are egotistical and aren't capable of following the directions of a director?

"I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm."--Calvin Coolidge&&&&"Some families go water skiing together; others go camping.....our family does THEME PARTIES." --my brother Ben

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Reply #77 - Feb 14^th, 2008 at 12:59pm

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kitchensinger wrote on Feb 14^th, 2008 at 12:57pm:

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kitchensinger wrote on Feb 14^th, 2008 at 12:45pm:

mr. spiker wrote on Feb 14^th, 2008 at 9:34am:

I just would like to say that I think asking the question itself is ridiculous. I've almost never seen it asked in any collegiate, semi-professional, or professional setting.

It's putting an undue burden on the actor.

Thank you. �This question seriously stresses me out, sometimes. (I'm actually not being sarcastic here, for once)

No, seriously. �Sometimes I just leave the stupid question blank.

How about just putting "Are you an egotistical prima dona, or will you blindly follow my insipid direction?"

Are you suggesting that those who want only a certain role are egotistical and aren't capable of following the directions of a director?

No. Just HIS direction. Wink

Uh, DK? I love you, man!

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Reply #78 - Feb 14^th, 2008 at 1:01pm

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kitchensinger wrote on Feb 14^th, 2008 at 12:57pm:

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kitchensinger wrote on Feb 14^th, 2008 at 12:45pm:

mr. spiker wrote on Feb 14^th, 2008 at 9:34am:

I just would like to say that I think asking the question itself is ridiculous. I've almost never seen it asked in any collegiate, semi-professional, or professional setting.

It's putting an undue burden on the actor.

Thank you. �This question seriously stresses me out, sometimes. (I'm actually not being sarcastic here, for once)

No, seriously. �Sometimes I just leave the stupid question blank.

How about just putting "Are you an egotistical prima dona, or will you blindly follow my insipid direction?"

Are you suggesting that those who want only a certain role are egotistical and aren't capable of following the directions of a director?

No, I'm screwing around. It's my way.

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"The power is not in the mask. It's in whether we chose to wear it."
-Peter Blustrinsky

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Reply #79 - Feb 14^th, 2008 at 1:08pm

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kitchensinger wrote on Feb 14^th, 2008 at 12:57pm:

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kitchensinger wrote on Feb 14^th, 2008 at 12:45pm:

mr. spiker wrote on Feb 14^th, 2008 at 9:34am:

I just would like to say that I think asking the question itself is ridiculous. I've almost never seen it asked in any collegiate, semi-professional, or professional setting.

It's putting an undue burden on the actor.

Thank you. �This question seriously stresses me out, sometimes. (I'm actually not being sarcastic here, for once)

No, seriously. �Sometimes I just leave the stupid question blank.

How about just putting "Are you an egotistical prima dona, or will you blindly follow my insipid direction?"

Are you suggesting that those who want only a certain role are egotistical and aren't capable of following the directions of a director?

No, I'm screwing around. It's my way.

Oh...well then...

Happy Valentine's DK.

Whew! �I thought by "egotistical prima donna," you were referring to....moi.

Sorry for being so sensitive....it's an opera-anxiety-soprano thing...we're afraid everyone sees us as prima donnas.

"I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm."--Calvin Coolidge&&&&"Some families go water skiing together; others go camping.....our family does THEME PARTIES." --my brother Ben

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