Consequences
Mon, 25 Oct 2004, 01:56 pmGreg Ross20 posts in thread
Consequences
Mon, 25 Oct 2004, 01:56 pmIts time to stop! Now. The amateur theatre community is doing itself possibly irreparable long term harm. I have been trying to secure sponsorship of the annual Finley Awards and have just taken a phone call from the people IÂ’ve been working with, to the effect of why would they want to get involved with that sort of back biting and viciousness, as who on earth would want to take the risk of being mixed up with that sort of publicity.
Re: responses
Mon, 25 Oct 2004, 10:57 pmGrant
Thankyou so much for your thoughtful and eloquent response. I was apalled at Greg's 'Consequences' posting and the idea that the heartfelt support of many on this site would be construed by any sensible person as "doing possibly irreparable long term harm". Or for that matter that anyone reading these posts would see the discussion as "back biting and viciousness".
I applaud all those who have come out in support of what has happened. As you have all probably gathered, I was not in the cast of the K & I but am a friend of one of the 'sacked' understudies and have been a part of the community theatre community on and off for 10 years.
When I heard what happened, I felt sick. I think anyone who has been in the Perth scene (or no doubt any community like this) would have instantly empathised with the actors involved. This could have been any one of us.
It is extremely disappointing to me that not only has the production company had no official response (despite the West's erroneous report that Mr Bugden's post that was made quite some time before the sacking incident was a 'response'), but that Greg Ross (who like or not, has appointed himself the unofficial spokesperson of the MS Society) would resort to comments to the effect that we're all just drama queens and when that didn't shut us up accused us of being responsible for potential sponsors of the arts pulling out. Really, how ridiculous and shameful! If the MS Society hasn't figured out by now that name calling and threats aren't going to cut it, then hopefully the West article (albeit a fairly disappointing and factually inaccurate account in my view), and Charles' recent post will. Here's to you Charles for such a gracious and humble response to the way you have been treated.
http://www.theatre.asn.au/read.php?f=19&i=7200&t=7160
Wow! This was going to be a short thank you. Sorry folks!
Thankyou so much for your thoughtful and eloquent response. I was apalled at Greg's 'Consequences' posting and the idea that the heartfelt support of many on this site would be construed by any sensible person as "doing possibly irreparable long term harm". Or for that matter that anyone reading these posts would see the discussion as "back biting and viciousness".
I applaud all those who have come out in support of what has happened. As you have all probably gathered, I was not in the cast of the K & I but am a friend of one of the 'sacked' understudies and have been a part of the community theatre community on and off for 10 years.
When I heard what happened, I felt sick. I think anyone who has been in the Perth scene (or no doubt any community like this) would have instantly empathised with the actors involved. This could have been any one of us.
It is extremely disappointing to me that not only has the production company had no official response (despite the West's erroneous report that Mr Bugden's post that was made quite some time before the sacking incident was a 'response'), but that Greg Ross (who like or not, has appointed himself the unofficial spokesperson of the MS Society) would resort to comments to the effect that we're all just drama queens and when that didn't shut us up accused us of being responsible for potential sponsors of the arts pulling out. Really, how ridiculous and shameful! If the MS Society hasn't figured out by now that name calling and threats aren't going to cut it, then hopefully the West article (albeit a fairly disappointing and factually inaccurate account in my view), and Charles' recent post will. Here's to you Charles for such a gracious and humble response to the way you have been treated.
http://www.theatre.asn.au/read.php?f=19&i=7200&t=7160
Wow! This was going to be a short thank you. Sorry folks!
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