auditions
Thu, 8 Sept 2005, 01:03 pmSusan4 posts in thread
auditions
Thu, 8 Sept 2005, 01:03 pmJust a quick note.
On behalf of myself and my fellow actors, (as alot of people have discussed this with me) I want to ask all the people who ask actors to come in and addition for their productions, both uni productions and private (etc) to have respect for the people who take the time and effort to come and try out for the productions: and let them know if they havent got the part!!
It is a simple sign of repect, a phone call or an email. We will not be devestated. We LIKE to know. one way or the other. Its shows serious lack of professionalism not letting people know. AND it is much worse finding out that you didnt get the part because five weeks later you see it advertised etc. ( even though you already know if you havent heard by then!!!)
thanks
On behalf of myself and my fellow actors, (as alot of people have discussed this with me) I want to ask all the people who ask actors to come in and addition for their productions, both uni productions and private (etc) to have respect for the people who take the time and effort to come and try out for the productions: and let them know if they havent got the part!!
It is a simple sign of repect, a phone call or an email. We will not be devestated. We LIKE to know. one way or the other. Its shows serious lack of professionalism not letting people know. AND it is much worse finding out that you didnt get the part because five weeks later you see it advertised etc. ( even though you already know if you havent heard by then!!!)
thanks
Re: Don't call us, we'll call you.
Fri, 9 Sept 2005, 07:55 amJust to add my voice to Craigs comments, while I sympathise with the struggling actor having often felt the bitterness at not being told myself, it is, or at least appears, to be the industrial norm to only inform those who gert real close or actually get a part.
Similarly for general job interviews (excluding government jobs), I can count on one hand the number of times a prospective employer has called or informed me that I didn't get the job if I didn't get an interview, without even raising a finger. However, once I had been interviewed, that is a different issue.
And so it is with Auditions. The first round of applications is a production line of presentations. If you get short-listed or 'call-back', then you may get told, stress may.
It's not just a theatrical thing, it's a global thing. Unfortunately it is a 'no-news-is-bad-news' process. The only thing to do is to not hang around waiting to hear back. Go on with other things as if you hadn't even applied. If you hear back, then you can do something about it. Until you do, pretend you didn't.
Just a little arcana imperii for you all.
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Similarly for general job interviews (excluding government jobs), I can count on one hand the number of times a prospective employer has called or informed me that I didn't get the job if I didn't get an interview, without even raising a finger. However, once I had been interviewed, that is a different issue.
And so it is with Auditions. The first round of applications is a production line of presentations. If you get short-listed or 'call-back', then you may get told, stress may.
It's not just a theatrical thing, it's a global thing. Unfortunately it is a 'no-news-is-bad-news' process. The only thing to do is to not hang around waiting to hear back. Go on with other things as if you hadn't even applied. If you hear back, then you can do something about it. Until you do, pretend you didn't.
Just a little arcana imperii for you all.
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