Australian Idol & Current Affair Age discrimination story
Tue, 31 Aug 2004, 01:43 pmWalter Plinge14 posts in thread
Australian Idol & Current Affair Age discrimination story
Tue, 31 Aug 2004, 01:43 pmDo you think performers over the age of 28year olds should apply?.
Did you see the 40's something chap on a current affair show not so long ago who's taking Grundy's (I think) to the courts for discrimination.
All I can say is GO FOR IT. There are plenty of talented performers out there who are in their late twenties, thirties and forties, plus.
When the reporter on the current affair started interviewing people on the street about their thoughts on the matter they simply replied anyone who wishes to apply should be given the chance. They even went on further to say age does not matter if your talented.
I hope this guy wins in court. Hopefully the rules will change for 2005. Stay tuned for the results, I hope there is no hush money involved.
Cheers
Smiles
JB
Did you see the 40's something chap on a current affair show not so long ago who's taking Grundy's (I think) to the courts for discrimination.
All I can say is GO FOR IT. There are plenty of talented performers out there who are in their late twenties, thirties and forties, plus.
When the reporter on the current affair started interviewing people on the street about their thoughts on the matter they simply replied anyone who wishes to apply should be given the chance. They even went on further to say age does not matter if your talented.
I hope this guy wins in court. Hopefully the rules will change for 2005. Stay tuned for the results, I hope there is no hush money involved.
Cheers
Smiles
JB
Re: Storm the Age
Thu, 2 Sept 2004, 07:02 pmWalter Plinge
Hi Craig
Well, I must say that as much as I agree with some of the statements , we were trying to fill a niche that existed within Australia for young people.
A huge number of really talented young people are too young to try out for the acting schools in Australia and yet really want to do some acting work . They can most certainly do lots of amateur/community theatre work and that is fantastic ( and you can see the benefit of those in the heats who are doing work already ) but how do the talented kids in this age group get seen by the casting agents in the East, hence the competition.
I have to say that after seeing a number of the heats so far in the last two weeks, although I knew that we had some fantastic talent in this state, I had no idea we had quite so much of it!
The last two qualifying heats are on this week , Saturday at Stirling theatre and Sunday afternoon at St. Norbert College, Xanten Centre.Check the website www.stormthestage.com for further details and the names of the competitors.
You see Craig, people over the age of about 18 or so can audition for the acting schools, but what is wrong with allowing the kids of 16 or 17 to shine as well?
As much as this story involved australian idol, our competition is hugely different, there are no phone calls, there is no 'image' that we are looking for and really the way to win this competition is to own the stage and impress everyone during your performance time. We have no hidden agenda.
Hope to see you there Craig. I would love to sit down quietly over a cup of hot bonox and remind ourselves of when we were that young!
Kerri
Well, I must say that as much as I agree with some of the statements , we were trying to fill a niche that existed within Australia for young people.
A huge number of really talented young people are too young to try out for the acting schools in Australia and yet really want to do some acting work . They can most certainly do lots of amateur/community theatre work and that is fantastic ( and you can see the benefit of those in the heats who are doing work already ) but how do the talented kids in this age group get seen by the casting agents in the East, hence the competition.
I have to say that after seeing a number of the heats so far in the last two weeks, although I knew that we had some fantastic talent in this state, I had no idea we had quite so much of it!
The last two qualifying heats are on this week , Saturday at Stirling theatre and Sunday afternoon at St. Norbert College, Xanten Centre.Check the website www.stormthestage.com for further details and the names of the competitors.
You see Craig, people over the age of about 18 or so can audition for the acting schools, but what is wrong with allowing the kids of 16 or 17 to shine as well?
As much as this story involved australian idol, our competition is hugely different, there are no phone calls, there is no 'image' that we are looking for and really the way to win this competition is to own the stage and impress everyone during your performance time. We have no hidden agenda.
Hope to see you there Craig. I would love to sit down quietly over a cup of hot bonox and remind ourselves of when we were that young!
Kerri
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