WA Actors Out in Cold
Tue, 16 July 2002, 07:45 amAngelique21 posts in thread
WA Actors Out in Cold
Tue, 16 July 2002, 07:45 amThis has been really bugging me, so I'd like to hear what others think:
There is a feature film to be shot in WA next month which features a couple of big name actors (fair enough - box office and all that) and is, I believe, at least partially funded by Screenwest. However, there are several minor roles which WA actors where auditioned for. A handful of WA guys got roles (congratulations!). However, there were two minor female roles which (after months of waiting with baited breath) I have just found out were given to Eastern States actors. These would be one or two days shoot. I don't know, maybe I'm biased as my "availability was asked" for one of the roles - but knowing the wealth of talent in WA, I find this completely unnecessary (and somewhat insulting). What do you think? Should Actors Equity help local actors have first "dibs" on minor roles in locally funded projects by instituting some policy or other? I mean, we wait long enough for anything to happen here and when it does they'd rather pay Eastern Staters to fly over here! Its time we recognised that some major talent has come from (and still is in WA). Let's see...Judy Davis, Heath Ledger, Marcus Graham, and my old mate, Frances O'Connor (just to name a few)
Thou impertinent fool-born strumpet!
There is a feature film to be shot in WA next month which features a couple of big name actors (fair enough - box office and all that) and is, I believe, at least partially funded by Screenwest. However, there are several minor roles which WA actors where auditioned for. A handful of WA guys got roles (congratulations!). However, there were two minor female roles which (after months of waiting with baited breath) I have just found out were given to Eastern States actors. These would be one or two days shoot. I don't know, maybe I'm biased as my "availability was asked" for one of the roles - but knowing the wealth of talent in WA, I find this completely unnecessary (and somewhat insulting). What do you think? Should Actors Equity help local actors have first "dibs" on minor roles in locally funded projects by instituting some policy or other? I mean, we wait long enough for anything to happen here and when it does they'd rather pay Eastern Staters to fly over here! Its time we recognised that some major talent has come from (and still is in WA). Let's see...Judy Davis, Heath Ledger, Marcus Graham, and my old mate, Frances O'Connor (just to name a few)
Thou impertinent fool-born strumpet!
Re: WA Actors Out in Cold
Tue, 16 July 2002, 09:52 amI think you'll find if you ask *this* company why they use such actors, it is usually a syndrome of audience attendance. Ive watched many shows put on by them with WA actors, perform badly at the box office, while imported actors from over East pull crowds.
As a result we have a nationally recognised theatre company that is putting Perth theatre on the map. Over here when you talk about theatre in Perth, Black Swan is who they know.
Its a known fact that WA theatre companies do it tough, they've got to get those bums on seats and sometimes, you just have to do that by whatever means possible.
Perhaps its our fellow arts attendees we should be appealing to.
As a disclaimer, I am an arts manager, obviously, but I am also an actor.
Catherine
As a result we have a nationally recognised theatre company that is putting Perth theatre on the map. Over here when you talk about theatre in Perth, Black Swan is who they know.
Its a known fact that WA theatre companies do it tough, they've got to get those bums on seats and sometimes, you just have to do that by whatever means possible.
Perhaps its our fellow arts attendees we should be appealing to.
As a disclaimer, I am an arts manager, obviously, but I am also an actor.
Catherine
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