Declining a Role After you Accepted It
Declining a Role After you Accepted It
rthroe
Swing Joined: 8/24/10
#1Declining a Role After you Accepted It
Posted: 8/24/10 at 7:01pm
What is the best, most professional way to talk with a director about possibly declining a role. Was offered a part as a Phantom in Rocky Horror, but got a callback for Dracula (Mina)at a theatre that is a bit of a step up from the other. Already accepted Phantom because it didn't sound like anything would come of the other. Rocky rehearsal starts tonight;my thought is to just be honest and up front about what is going on...any thoughts?
This is community theatre here, but I'd still like to be polite and professional.
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#2Declining a Role After you Accepted It
Posted: 8/24/10 at 7:52pm
Yes, just be honest.
HOWEVER
Do not indicate in any way that the other theater is a step up, just the role (even if it's really not the role, you should say it's a role that you've always wanted to play).
#2Declining a Role After you Accepted It
Posted: 8/24/10 at 11:11pmI would also conceder the fact that you might not get the other role and be left with nothing. I hate declining roles, but doing it as professional as possible won't leave as much of a bad taste in the directors mouth.
ilovebroadway2
Swing Joined: 7/12/08
#3Declining a Role After you Accepted It
Posted: 8/28/10 at 11:36pmJust make sure that you don't lose any connections. Making the connections that seem "a step up" now, may not be later.
#4Declining a Role After you Accepted It
Posted: 9/7/10 at 8:13pm
Less is more, just be simple and upfront. And polite. Graceful.
Community Theatre directors are notorious for burning bridges left and right
don't go get ya'self blacklisted.
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