Barrett Doss, Oak Onaodowan cast in ShondaLand Drama

Excited about Doss, but extremely disappointed that Oak's actions and attention-seeking apparently face no consequences whatsoever. Debating over whether to watch this.. oh well.

http://deadline.com/2017/10/greys-anatomy-spinoff-grey-damon-okieriete-onaodowan-danielle-savre-barrett-doss-cast-shondaland-series-1202183494/

Maybe he'll move on to TV and we'll never have to see him on stage again. I'd be quite content with that.

Very happy for Doss, she gave a great performance in Groundhog Day that no one seemed to notice -- except for Shonda Rhymes!

Now we know why he felt comfortable with "speaking out" about a musical he had little involvement in recently.

Why would he have faced consequences in an entirely different industry?



I suspect that he- like many stage actors before him- will largely leave behind theatre and have a lucrative but low-wattage TV career.

Updated On: 10/6/17 at 02:58 PM

double post

Updated On: 10/6/17 at 03:01 PM

PaulWom said: "Honestly, this feels like such a slap in the face to every actor on Comet, especially the ones who don't have jobs right now. If he becomes famous off of this tv show, then he'll come back to Bway... I already have a headache."

He could have had this booked long before Comet, but either way, not sure why TV would be concerned about Broadway kerfuffles.

PaulWom said: "Kad, I assumed smarter heads wouldn't even consider putting him in a workplace environment where he could bring down another production based on his ego and how he treats his co-workers. I thought that would span to all forms of entertainment.. I guess I was wrong. Turns out you can scream at your director, treat your coworkers like garbage, not show up to work prepared, create a false controversy that hurts others just to fill up your own ego, and immediately get hired as a series regular on an ABC drama."

TV is a different beast than theatre. And if Oak's ego is a problem, it won't be an uncommon one.

Shonda Rhimes is used to dealing with problematic actors. Look at Greys Anatomy. And on a firefighters series there will be quite creative ways to dispatch of cast members.

I just fail to understand why she would intentionally give herself and her crew a potential headache, especially when casting somebody who isn't even a name.

Wow... I hope this doesn’t last long.

haterobics said: "PaulWom said: "Kad, I assumed smarter heads wouldn't even consider putting him in a workplace environment where he could bring down another production based on his ego and how he treats his co-workers. I thought that would span to all forms of entertainment.. I guess I was wrong. Turns out you can scream at your director, treat your coworkers like garbage, not show up to work prepared, create a false controversy that hurts others just to fill up your own ego, and immediately get hired as a series regular on an ABC drama."

Or you can get hired as a series regular and then do all that? Your timeline may not be his."

Which, in my mind, makes what he did so much worse... He screwed everybody over, knowing that he had a cushy TV deal in the wings. Wow.

Well, good for Barrett Doss. She was wonderful in Groundhog Day.

theater_tech said: "(screams into the void)"



Exactly. And I was really looking forward to this. I like Jason George from Grey's and Barrett Doss of course.

But now...the wound is too fresh.