This is an elaboration of a previous status.
I don't understand why people pretend they're not aware that they've been miscast.
I was fully aware every time I was miscast. Sometimes I managed to make it worth, and sometimes I failed miserably.
Nevertheless, I was aware. I also never chased down a role KNOWING I'd be miscast if I got it.
My favorite is when people chase down a role knowing they're only going to get it because the rest of the show is going to be so bad they'll actually be the best thing in it.
It's a little like a single person saying--I'm going to this party because I hear I'll be the cutest person there.
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO BE AT THAT PARTY?
So you can put the role on a resume thereby ensuring that years and years later casting agents will be looking at it going--"Who the hell gave her that role?"
You don't actually think they're going to say--"Oh well, she really blew that audition, but she must be fantastic because The Okie Theatre Ensemble in Nowheresville gave her Lucy in 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.'"
Doubtful, very doubtful.
I'm also amused when people say--"Well, it might work out okay."
What they're saying is--"Well, it might be okay because I'll be in it and, let's face it, I'm fantastic."
No one person is going to make a horrible show great. A good lead in a star vehicle might make a bad show slightly more tolerable, but a trainwreck isn't going to become a Broadway transfer just because any one person is fantastic.
That's assuming they are fantastic--something that's hard to be in a miscast role.
I've decided I'm no longer going to encourage this sort of behavior. It's one thing to be supportive, but at this point in my life, telling a balding fifty-year-old man that he's going to be awesome as Franz in The Sound of Music is just not something I'm willing to do.
To me, it would be like supporting an unhealthy relationship. I'm just not willing to do more than smile, nod, and pretend I don't know what's happening.
I understand that sometimes you have to make the best casting decisions based on the people you're given, by why not be upfront about that? Why try to honestly claim that a sixteen-year-old girl playing Mama Rose is acceptable?
It's not. It's just not.
So please stop putting up Facebook statuses about a show you've been miscast in. All your friends will comment and say "Yay! Good for you!" but they're all going to be leafing through their planners hoping they have a wedding or three during whatever weekends you're on.
The solution?
Stop taking roles you can't feasibly play.
Believe me, I know it's hard. You're looking at a guy who has been allowed to play way more tenor roles than he should have.
Let's all grow together, shall we?
I don't understand why people pretend they're not aware that they've been miscast.
I was fully aware every time I was miscast. Sometimes I managed to make it worth, and sometimes I failed miserably.
Nevertheless, I was aware. I also never chased down a role KNOWING I'd be miscast if I got it.
My favorite is when people chase down a role knowing they're only going to get it because the rest of the show is going to be so bad they'll actually be the best thing in it.
It's a little like a single person saying--I'm going to this party because I hear I'll be the cutest person there.
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO BE AT THAT PARTY?
So you can put the role on a resume thereby ensuring that years and years later casting agents will be looking at it going--"Who the hell gave her that role?"
You don't actually think they're going to say--"Oh well, she really blew that audition, but she must be fantastic because The Okie Theatre Ensemble in Nowheresville gave her Lucy in 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.'"
Doubtful, very doubtful.
I'm also amused when people say--"Well, it might work out okay."
What they're saying is--"Well, it might be okay because I'll be in it and, let's face it, I'm fantastic."
No one person is going to make a horrible show great. A good lead in a star vehicle might make a bad show slightly more tolerable, but a trainwreck isn't going to become a Broadway transfer just because any one person is fantastic.
That's assuming they are fantastic--something that's hard to be in a miscast role.
I've decided I'm no longer going to encourage this sort of behavior. It's one thing to be supportive, but at this point in my life, telling a balding fifty-year-old man that he's going to be awesome as Franz in The Sound of Music is just not something I'm willing to do.
To me, it would be like supporting an unhealthy relationship. I'm just not willing to do more than smile, nod, and pretend I don't know what's happening.
I understand that sometimes you have to make the best casting decisions based on the people you're given, by why not be upfront about that? Why try to honestly claim that a sixteen-year-old girl playing Mama Rose is acceptable?
It's not. It's just not.
So please stop putting up Facebook statuses about a show you've been miscast in. All your friends will comment and say "Yay! Good for you!" but they're all going to be leafing through their planners hoping they have a wedding or three during whatever weekends you're on.
The solution?
Stop taking roles you can't feasibly play.
Believe me, I know it's hard. You're looking at a guy who has been allowed to play way more tenor roles than he should have.
Let's all grow together, shall we?
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