Annoyed... Does anyone else agree. Please read.?

Question

I have a question to ask and I want anyone who reads this to comment. How do you feel about this scenario: The time is coming for the year`s musical to begin. Everyone has been practicing really hard for the audition, but everyone knows that the same two people will get the leads. The same guy gets the male lead and the same girl gets the female lead EVERY year. It`s okay that the girl gets the lead because she`s an incredible vocalist and actress, but the guy is really not all that good at all. His singing is so whinny and nasally, and he delivers his lines the same way year after year. Meanwhile, there are plenty of other guys that are very suited for the parts that he`s been getting, but they all get dinky roles. I, myself, have been fortunate enough to get the second biggest male role over the years, but I feel bad for the other guys that have great talent and don`t get squat. I`m sure the audience is tired of seeing the same two people in the lead roles year after year. ideas?

Answer 1

I'd be soooo mad. Very frustrating. Is there nothing you could do? Even have the entire theatre sign a petition? Okay...that might be a bit harsh on the guy, but still! Shouldn't your role be based on your performance? Not just by who you are? AGH!

Answer 2

In community or high school theater, politics is often at play. Community theaters often cast from the same pool of talent, using the same actors year after year because they can count on them to give a performance. High schools do the same, but often seniors get the leads.

Have you gone out for other roles and other plays with this group? Do they always use the same director? You could talk to the director and suggest new directions for the show, but be resigned to have no changes made. (For example, in "Funny Thing" is it really necessary to have Pseudolus be fat like Zero Mostel was? Or could he be thin, or a woman, or a different race? Nathan Lane and Whoopie GOldberg both played the role on Broadway to critical acclaim, and they are vastly different.) It may be time to expand your horizons and show your talent elsewhere if you can't get noticed here.

I recall from my high school days (many, many, many years ago) that I was often cast as the lead because I can sing, dance, and was easy to work with. I even took time off to allow other actors to show their stuff. But my senior year an actor expressed much the same thoughts as you have, casting doubt on my abilities. He may have had a good voice, but he was unproven as an actor and was cast in a supporting role. I'm certain that aftern I left, he was able to take more demanding roles and make them his own.

Answer 3

Well, what sticks out to me right away about this whole situation is that the guy chosen every year is not the problem. Its the guy choosing. Try to talk to him or her about this and maybe have a few intelligent friends go with you to fortify your position. He is pretty likely to understand the situation. Also, the guy chosen every year might be the best choice. Regardless of how you personally feel about this guy, he might be the best guy for the role. I know, thats the last thing you feel like considering in this scenario, but you will not be able to gain an accurate assesment of the situation if you dont analyze the situation in its entirity.

Answer 4

It's one of those unfathomable things. Some people get the parts, some people get great reviews, some people get accolades and we all know they're absolute shite.
Here's the good thing... what holds true in school rarely holds up in real life. Usually it's a whole nother bunch of no-talent bums getting the roles, reviews and accolades... but NOT always. You just have to keep plugging away and take your pleasure from performing what you do get.

Answer 5

Get some dirt on the person doing the casting and then make them give the role to a more deserving guy or else - maybe even set them up with a student who could then claim sexual harrassment - a charge that would get dropped and forgotten if the person casting played ball. Nasty but effective, plus justice would be served.

Answer 6

You see the performance and dance industry, and the entire entertainment industry for that matter is decided by a series of blow jobs. It has nothing to do with talent. The one who does the best and most often, gets the job.

I suggest whoever the producer is, you finish him good. You'll get the part. Practice on bananas.it shouldnt be too much of a stretch for you anyways right? I mean, you're in a musical.

Answer 7

hmmm I would suggest talking to someone in charge of the auditions. NOT the major head of the auditions, but maybe like his/her assistant because they might be more understanding of the situation. Also, maybe a newbie judge because they're seeing these auditions for the first time.♥

Answer 8

I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD ASK THE TEACHER OR THE PRINCIPLE ABOUT IT BUT BE SIMPLE DONT GO INTO THE MAIN POINT ONCE YOU ARE TALKING TO HIM TALK TO HIM/HER A LITTLE AND THEN GO TO THE MAIN POINT. SAY FOR EX."MRS./MR UM ABOUT THE PLAY I HAD BEEN CONCERD ABOUT YOU KNOW THE ADUENCE I HAD BEEN HEARING THAT THEY WANT NEW PEOPLE FOR THE PLAYS NOT THE SAME ONE. AND ITS NOT ONLY ME THAT WANTS THAT ITS MOSTLY EVERYBODY" SO JUST KEEP GOING LIKE THAT UNTIL YOU GET HIM TO DO WHAT YOU WANT HOPE IT WORKS

Answer 9

Talk to the directer and tell he/she about the situation and that might help

Answer 10

Yea calmly ask the director about this and see if anything can be done about it.