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Thu, 24 July 2003, 01:05 pm
Greg Ross36 posts in thread
In light of boulevards of broken dreams and worthless receipts, is it feasible or warranted for this site to provide an area where actors can post a jpeg photo and a three line biog, with contact details?

Re: as a director

Sun, 3 Aug 2003, 11:29 am
Walter Plinge
I think what we would be aiming for is a sustem where a director wouldn't have to search through a ton of bios.

Lets say for example you need an eighteen year old Aboriginal actress for your show...but didn't get one at audition. You go to the site and search with a specific search for State: Western Australia, Sex: Female, Ethnicity: Aboriginal. You come up (for example) with two "matches" one of whom is 54, the other 23. Looking at the 23 year old (Cathy) you discover that she can sing (which you need) and that she has extensive experience. You look up the shows on the site...you have the option of contacting previous directors or reading reviews if you choose. You can then ring or email a central contact, which contacts Cathy and asks her to call you.

That's the general idea, that we were working towards a few years ago. We just didn't have the experience/time/inclination/person power/ undefinable something to make it happen. Maybe we do now. Maybe someone wants to adopt it as their "baby".

We shall see.

Kimberley Shaw
Vice President ITA...Expressing my own opinion

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