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| Written by PJ Freebourn | |
| Thursday, 14 June 2007 | |
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Every now and then we get to read some great comments made on the site. I wanted to point out my favorite comment I have read this week: "If Scarlett Black ran over Mr. D'Alonso's family, put the car in reverse and backed over his family again, Mr. D'Alonso would still have no better choice than to cast Scarlett as Mrs. Manningham. Scarlett Black IS that good." - john cauthen on the Angel Street review go read the whole comment here |
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Mr Dalonsol, you misunderstand me, I commend Mr Cauthen on his acting, it is not an insult. the play, no, I don't like. Other actors are not so good in the Tempest. I call it compost for it is in a field. For example, actor Yansen is like a cow, give him some hay, moo moo!. Actor Paynne is good as other bad guy.Ariel is very good. Regent actors are good. Clowns start funny, but then too much, already. Sound is crackely. Can't understand most of others. They need reel actors, like the Pushers! That would give it life. As it is now--BORING!--DS I fired no one from the play Angel Street. The accusations made by 'Deuter Schmidt' are utterly false. To disagree with casting and other directorial choices is one thing, to invent trash is quite another. As to the '...well known local actors...' who offered to step in-I pursued a number men to recast the part of Mr. Manningham, I also posted an audition notice on auditionline.com and numerous emails circulated regarding my need to recast. All the actors I called myself could not accept the role, and I chose not to cast the very few others who contacted me as being interested. How well known or unknown any of these few happened to be was irrelevant to the task at hand. And by the way, Deuter-what does the HRSF's The Tempest and Cauthen's performace in it have to do with Angel Street or his comment? I suppose you couldn't resist more vague cheap shots. Mr. Cauthen, no contention there is to the fact of Mrs. Black's acting skills, nor to the fact of her presents at auditions. However, it is well known fact that she would be early cast. As well, Mr. D'Alonso fired one actor so he could step in to the plate. Two well known local actors offered to place in, to no avail. Your loyalty to fellow stage friends is, however, commendable. By the way, your work in The Compost at HRSF is commendibull!-- DS |