AUDITION FEE: anyone heard of one?
Sun, 15 Oct 2006, 04:47 pmaimee joy29 posts in thread
AUDITION FEE: anyone heard of one?
Sun, 15 Oct 2006, 04:47 pmI have just been gob-smacked by the request for money from me to audition for a production. This has never happened to me before, so before I judge it, I am wondering what more experienced thespians think? I also want to add that there is a possibility that the high cost of the genre (opera) contributes to the payment request. The company also has support from industry professionals, which could make the difference, presuming that many of the coaches are paid to help the chosen cast reach the required standard. Open slather, what do you think? -Aimee
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Fri, 20 Oct 2006, 02:02 pmI have never experienced it no- I am very upfront in regards to payment, plus I am a composer, not an actor. I am against spec work on many levels. And who is ever going to want to pay someone who is willing to work for free? You are worth as much as you charge.
However, the audition fee thing and the speculative work offers film makers give you both seem to be attached to the same desire to scam naive hopefuls in an industry full of desperate people with dreams.
It is unethical, and there is noone to take them to task on it.