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Thanks in advance for your help, folks. I'm looking for a play with a small cast that can be done with minimal sets. Must have roles for a 20s-30s woman and a 20s-30s man. Our community isn't going to enjoy something with an abundance of strong language. Ideally it would have some emotional weight and be uplifting, but this isn't a requirement. Thanks again, guys.

DAME - the less you read about it, the better. The mystery is key. Just go, and wear your most comfortable sneakers. For me, it was the most thrilling theatrical experience of my life. I can't wait to go again.

Anneliese is a good friend who works all of the time, doing the work she wants to do. What she isn't doing is doing the work you want her to do, or working for fame or money. She doesn't need the money. She is an artist.

You're welcome :)

I don't know if anyone here is interested in one actor's stage door opinions and experiences, but if you are - read on. (Please forgive any grammar/spelling errors - I'm not gonna proofread.) When I was in Beauty and the Beast, I spent 30-45 minutes (on the low end, 183.5 hours of my life) at the stage door after about 397 of the 407 performances I did, opting not to only when I had to rush to an audition in between shows on Wednesdays. I even worked out an arrangement with my wonderful dress...

I have to be cryptic, because I can't discuss a friend's personal business on an internet message board, but not one story that I've read on the internet has been the truth regarding this matter. You'll all have to be satisfied with never knowing, unless LBB decides to tell you herself. Let all of the conjecture go already.

Thank you! Ya'll are making my day!

Thank you, mallardo!

When I was a swing on Hairspray I got to do the cast recording. I believe it's up to the producers and not Equity.

I do think that it's unrealistic to expect a polished, professional video from DIYers. It makes little sense to hold it, or any like it, to a professional standard, even if that was a person's aim.

I agree. And, yes, they will say what they'll say.

I agree with you completely, and thank you for understanding my point of view. As for the comedy, I've never understood this type of humor. But I can respect it when it's intelligent, clearly meant to be humorous, and not an attack on a child.

I haven't been clear. I'm asking everyone here to make the choice to be more sensitive when discussing children, making this corner of the world more nurturing, not less. I don't care about what anyone else does - the world doesn't need more Perezes and one person's bad behavior doesn't excuse another's. This is not a therapist or mentor request. If you want to make a different choice, you are free to do so, as I'm free to make this request. Just accept responsibility for your own part in mak...

Yes, he does have to be tough to survive and grow into a healthy adult. We can also exercise some restraint, responsibility, and strength of character when we are online, and help create a more nurturing world.

Message boards, aided by anonymity, are much more vicious than any critic's work I've ever read.

I would have thought that more people would find it atrocious to be criticizing a child on a message board. I do.

"Also, the Dance Captain receives an extra bump to their weekly salary. In addition to the swings and understudies receiving some amount for each part they cover, ensemble members receive their minimum weekly salary plus a "parts" payment that is related to the number of parts they cover, determined by Equity before performances begin." Not all parts. Only principals and ensemble features. "If an ensemble member plays various parts and is the dance captain and understudies the lead, he or she...

That's not true for unemployment. New York State looks at the first 4 of the last 5 completed calendar quarters and picks the highest one. Then they divide by 26. If the amount is $405 or more, your weekly amount is $405. But, you have to, in the remaining 3 quarters, have made 1.5 times the amount of your highest quarter. So 8 weeks of work means nothing if you don't have work weeks in other calendar quarters with earnings adding up to 1.5 times your high quarter.

"I assume that the Principal/Chorus designation goes by the role and not by the actor." - That is correct. I had an answering service when I started in the business in 1998 and got rid of it in 2001. Producers always want to save money. It's their job. In Hairspray, the council kids, Motormouth kids, and swings were not principals. Everyone else was, as I recall.

mikem - A new question: "My understanding is that swings do not get paid extra if they go on for an ensemble member; that is considered a standard part of their job." - That is correct. "Do they typically get paid extra if they go on for a higher-billed performer? (What is the right term for the actors who are billed above the ensemble, anyway? Is there a term for them? Featured?) Is it different if they go on for a lead?" - There are two contracts, Principal and Chorus. A swing or understudy...