looking for auditions

Hi,

My name is Andrew, and i like to enjoy a theatre group.
I sing oprah music.
And i can sing on this moment, Oliver- My name, Phantom of the Oprah
and more broadway things.



Telephonenr 0415-987627

Andrew,

First of all learn how to spell, then get some education about how to write a proper sentence. Then we will talk!

"and i like to enjoy a theatre group" --> explain please!?!?!?
"I sing oprah music" --> opera! or do you mean as in the 50 year old oprah winfrey? oprah winfrey music is scary.
"on this moment" ????? this is the moment??? do you mean this?
"Phantom of the Oprah" --> i would never see a show about Oprah Winfrey's phantom.
"and more broadway things" --> please! enlighten me with your favourite things!!!!

Btw, the songs in your rep are the most boring songs that someone could ever choose. You need to learn how to choose songs that are going to make yourself stand out from a crowd, not the typical broadway songs.

As i said before, learn to spell, then maybe someone will consider you!!!

well mr bastard you really are living up to your name aren't you!!!!!!

give the poor guy a break!!

and lets see what the insult button has to say........

Thou bootless elf-skinned lout!

couldnt have put it better myself!!

well mr bastard your the type of guy that will end up kissen andrews ass,get over yourself you dont need to be able to write and spell, just have a voice and act well....idiot!!

spot on its the talent just remember alot of successful people out there have not even finished high school and are probably rich, happy, talented an not so bitter who made you god mr bastard. Oh by the way even if you reply with a slur it just makes you look bitter, maybe you should apply for a pathetic reality show. Love B.N

Do people who can't spell actually KNOW they can't spell?

How come so many who jump in to defend a writer criticised for poor spelling suffer from a similar lack of literary skills? Do they recognise each other and therefore share sympathy? But then, if you can identify your own errors...why can't you avoid them?


Actors need to be able to read. They also need to remember large passages of written text. While Spelling itself is not a prerequisite, a lack of that skill casts doubt on both your ability to read and your memory.

Because that's all spelling is, surely? Remembering written words?


Cheers,
Craig

Dear Mr B.

Fifteen seconds of research reveals that Andrew is not writing in his native language. (Look at his email address.) How are your spelling skills in German ?

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in

What oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the

Frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and

you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos

not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

Ah, touché !


You've got me there...especially since you're referring to an article I seem to remember pointing out almost a year ago ( http://theatre.asn.au/read.php?f=19&i=6226&t=6226 )


But I still wonder....these were Cambridge researchers who discovered this, and surely they were jumbling up words that were originally spelled correctly? What happens to our understanding if we jumble up words that are spelled atrociously? Surely the whole point of anagrams is that they're spelled properly in the first place?

Cheers,
Craig

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Don't blame Andrew for his mistakes. Blame an education system that is geared to 'dumming down' students for a long-term agenda. Just look around you and see what is taking place in the world. It's time to wake up.

I don't think English is his first language

btw

'dumming down' that's pretty ironic don't you think

As yet no one has actually answered Andrew have they?

settle petal wrote:

> As yet no one has actually answered Andrew have they?



Uh, did he ask a question?

He told us a few things he likes and a few songs he can sing, then he left a phone number. Nothing that really required a response. If he wants an audition, tell him to read the audition notices like everyone else.


Sam I am

right on Craig!!!! you rule!!!

if you are an actor, you can have any part in one of my productions....

mr b

craig 2 points,

stupid cambridge person....0 points

mr. b

Dear Petal,

Whenever possible Melissa (the Vice President of the ITA) or I answer all of these "hopefuls" off the board via email.

We have done this with Andrew.

Kimberley Shaw
President ITA

what ever "fair go", again you are one of these sympathetic people that are going totally off the subject, "blame education system", give me a break!!! next you will be blaming the arts industry for you not being good enough to break it professionally.

your thoughts?

mr. b

Kimberly, please enlighten us if andrew ACTUALLY gets into any production that you do, do people actually pay money to see your shows?

-b

Dear Mr B,

Where did I say that I asked Andrew to audition for my show?

As I point out to Andrew and others who post in his style. Directors do NOT cast from posts on this site pleading for roles.

My letter to Andrew (and in the last 48 hours to 'Brigid' and 'Amber') simply stated that this was not the best way to go about getting a role and pointed out places where auditions are posted and where they can learn more.

The ITA are actively trying to discourage people from posting in this manner and while we are tired of the badly spelled pleas for help, they are less annoying than abuse posts that generally follow them.

Yes Mr B. People do pay to see my shows. I audition actors after posting on the audition notices on this site, in the ITA Link and in club newletters. My last show had people paying twice or three times to see it within the same season.

Thankyou for your concern
Kimberley Shaw
President ITA

If you don't bite they stop fishing

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If "Mr B" is taking the like name like nature attitude, why don't you just cancel his membership?? After all, you are the president of the ITA




(Below is directed at Mr B! NOT Kimberley )

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Thou jarring elf-skinned lout!

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RE:
If "Mr B" is taking the like name like nature attitude, why don't you just cancel his membership?? After all, you are the president of the ITA.

Aaaah the power!!!!!!!!!
Because if I banned everyone that annoyed me, there would be a lot of people banned.

I'm not really offended by Mr. B's response to my post because it was based on assumptions made using some lousy reading comprehension (as was his previous post abusing the boy looking for auditions).

I only really responded to clarify my point that directors do not hire from "audition pleas". If Mr B. misunderstood, chances are that other people did as well.

Thanks David and Luke

Kimberley

mr bastard wrote:
>
> what ever "fair go", again you are one of these sympathetic
> people that are going totally off the subject, "blame
> education system", give me a break!!! next you will be
> blaming the arts industry for you not being good enough to
> break it professionally.
>
> your thoughts?


Hi Mr B. I'm glad you seem to think I 'rule' in a previous post; I get a bit more leverage to disagree with you this time around. While trying so hard to be unsympathetic, you are leaning toward being misguided.

First, you have no basis for supposing that 'Fair Go' is NOT good enough, as indeed they may already be working professionally..? So your conclusion doesn't logically follow.

Second....'totally off the subject'?? Hello! Wasn't it YOU who posted the first reply to this thread by saying, "First of all learn how to spell, then get some education about how to write a proper sentence."..?! If that's not steering the subject toward education, I must need to brush up on my comprehension skills.

And thirdly, I tend to think 'fair go' makes a decent point. Kids today communicate via the written word FAR more often then I ever did when I was a teenager and didn't have email, SMS, or even a word processor. And yet with all this practice, how come no one today seems to have any literacy skills? How does our education system allow kids to graduate to tertiary level when they still can't spell...even with easy access to spellcheckers and online dictionaries..??


Cheers,
Craig

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dear mr bastard
is your face really your bum?

That's a bit uncalled for Laura.

I believe that writing posts asking for auditions and such should be well spelt and grammatically correct, because it just oozes professionalism.

If you were to send a letter to casting directors, or anyone for a job, you wouldn't spell it incorrectly and have 'SMS-speak' in it - you are trying to impress. Same thing here.

Unfortunately, most people live in the fast lane of life and want everything here and now, teens especially. And this reflects in the way they type - the Internet is considered informal, and thus they use informal, 'quick' speak.

And no matter what language is your native, looking for a job, like auditions, you do your research and have it written properly. If he doesn't show that he has a good grasp of the English language, most directors would be loath to involve him, since he would stumble over lines and directions.