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Where are all the men?

Fri, 5 May 2006, 07:34 am

MMS0115 posts in thread

Is there a man drought in local theatre or is it just my imagination?

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Not imagined

Fri, 5 May 2006, 08:31 am

In Perth, the complaint about lack of men has been raised for as long as I have done theatre. Men, or should I say young boys, are rarely encouraged to get into acting. For some reason, most see it as an female thing for young people. Boys play sports, girls do ballet and sing. Yes, it usually is treated that black and white.

Casting for male dominated plays has always been a big problem and sadly there are more 'male' plays then there are 'female' plays. Muphy's law?

Dixi

Jeff Watkins
Perth based Actor/Performer
Fight/Sword Choreographer

http://au.geocities.com/labrug

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Thread (15 posts)

Where are all the men?— MMS015 May 2006

Not imagined— Labrug5 May 2006
- Women...— Na5 May 2006
Where are the men— Logos5 May 2006
casting— MMS015 May 2006
- Finding Men(o)— Labrug5 May 2006
- Casting couch...— Grant Malcolm5 May 2006
Lack of men in theatre: a myth— Walter Plinge5 May 2006
- Which shows?— MMS019 May 2006
Girls and Boys— Walter Plinge8 May 2006
- Cross Gender Roles— Labrug8 May 2006
Woman and Swords— Logos8 May 2006
- Female Fury— Labrug8 May 2006
I've tried to convince my— Walter Plinge8 May 2006
show some enthusiasm boys— MMS019 May 2006

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