certain ass face directors

Hi All,

I'm inclined to see Jackie's point on this more clearly than yours, Malcolm...and I find your view, frankly, disheartening.

As you know, I have directed in the past and I would regularly get 30-50 people at an audition, usually through my best efforts.

I have *always* seen it as demoralising, discounting and *extremely* discourteous to not let everybody know what their status was (or wasn't) in a production of mine.

I think this point comes down, in a sense, to personal responsibility. I *always* feel responsible for any person or group who have put a measure of their future fulfillment in my hands. The very least I can do is to notify them, ASAP.

If a director doesn't care enough to notify unsuccessful actors of their failure to secure a place in their production, or about the fact that an actor has put themselves out (and on the line) to show you something of themselves, perhaps that director should find some other (non-group) way to express themselves. I believe they should be looking very strongly at their ultimate reasons for wanting to direct actors at all.

Let's face it; whichever permutation of the theatrical arts you wish to practice (be it method, Stansislavsky, Meyerholdian biomechanics, etc.) it *ALL* comes down to dealing with groups at some level...firstly, a group of actors and finally a group of spectators.

I think a simple recognition of that fact is all that is required to focus our priorities in creating theatre.

Kindest Regards
Jason