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: Consequences
Thu, 28 Oct 2004, 01:54 pmBig Ramifications wrote:
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> Why does it have to STOP, ya moron?
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> Has the scandal been resolved yet?
In my experience, scandals are rarely resolved. If there was a good explaination for all of this, one that "cleared things up", someone would have provided it by now.
As long as actors allow themselves to work for free, don't join Equity, and don't protect their rights, they will be exploited. It's very wrong, but it's a fact.
Outrage is entirely justified, but impotent until the actors themselves refuse to allow it to happen. And when the outrage starts damaging our community, doing more harm than good, it's time for it to stop.
The only thing we can do is vote with our wallets. If you knew your shoes had been made by eight year olds working fourteen hour days in dangerous conditions, would you buy them? If you are opposed to actors working for free and being turfed out of shows with no explanation or justification, in situations where producers will make a lot of money, don't go to the shows. I don't.
Leah M
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> Why does it have to STOP, ya moron?
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> Has the scandal been resolved yet?
In my experience, scandals are rarely resolved. If there was a good explaination for all of this, one that "cleared things up", someone would have provided it by now.
As long as actors allow themselves to work for free, don't join Equity, and don't protect their rights, they will be exploited. It's very wrong, but it's a fact.
Outrage is entirely justified, but impotent until the actors themselves refuse to allow it to happen. And when the outrage starts damaging our community, doing more harm than good, it's time for it to stop.
The only thing we can do is vote with our wallets. If you knew your shoes had been made by eight year olds working fourteen hour days in dangerous conditions, would you buy them? If you are opposed to actors working for free and being turfed out of shows with no explanation or justification, in situations where producers will make a lot of money, don't go to the shows. I don't.
Leah M
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