Clay Thomson's tweet- Page 2

[gypsy101]

Posted: 12/29/15 at 4:50pm

those are some gay shoulders right there

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/29/15 at 4:55pm

CindersGolightly said: "All the gay theatre twinks think they're irreplaceable, to be honest. It's almost laughable.

 

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[Tag]

Posted: 12/29/15 at 5:00pm

If the tables were turned and a crew member tweeted something about his performance…I'm sure that would go over well.

Updated On: 12/29/15 at 05:00 PM

[suttonfoster]

Posted: 12/29/15 at 7:02pm

as Indytallguy said: 

"If he had led with "because of an unexpected hot mike" instead of "Since our sound dept is nailing it" it definitely would have read as self-effacing. "

That's exactly the point of this. It is disrespectful and it is unprofessional. and hork: how many shows have you been in? the crew and the company in a long running show like Matilda without a doubt should know everyone's name. 

[c0113g3b0y]

Posted: 12/29/15 at 10:38pm

suttonfoster said: "as Indytallguy said: 

 

"If he had led with "because of an unexpected hot mike" instead of "Since our sound dept is nailing it" it definitely would have read as self-effacing. "

 

That's exactly the point of this. It is disrespectful and it is unprofessional. and hork: how many shows have you been in? the crew and the company in a long running show like Matilda without a doubt should know everyone's name. 

 

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no....

[actorsnonactors]

Posted: 12/29/15 at 10:48pm

all that stuff's on autocue. The op may have been a cue behind...OR...it was frequency cross-talk, in which case it had literally nothing to do with the board operator. 

Either way, you don't talk smack about your run crew. Typical silly chorus boy bitching. Kids with piles of money who won't be remembered in a year. Meh.

[Tag]

Posted: 12/29/15 at 11:45pm

suttonfoster said: "as Indytallguy said: 

 

"If he had led with "because of an unexpected hot mike" instead of "Since our sound dept is nailing it" it definitely would have read as self-effacing. "

 

That's exactly the point of this. It is disrespectful and it is unprofessional. and hork: how many shows have you been in? the crew and the company in a long running show like Matilda without a doubt should know everyone's name. 

 

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no....

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Umm, if you are in the cast of a long running show and don't know your crew (and even front of house staff) or vice versa, you'd be a pretty big douche.

[Notreallysilent 2]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 12:29am

If you guys have a problem with him just saying "sound Dept." Imagine if he said a name. You Guys read too into things he was trying to be funny not in a rude way. It will be totally  different if he called specifically someone. He just wanted to make a funny tweet and I thought it was pretty interesting.

Updated On: 12/30/15 at 12:29 AM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 12:32am

There. Are. Children. Who. Can. Read.

[massofmen]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 11:36am

I love how much ppl care about the feelings of others on this board especially the sound guy in matilda and how clay thompson could have hurt his fragile feelings.

. Also how horrible a person clay thompson is and how because he is a chorus boy in a broadway show his thoughts don't matter as much as a featured ens boy or possibly a real lead! 

The mob mentality of this board is so on point with what needs to be talked about concerning theater...clay Thompsons tweet. 

Find lives ppl...they r out there. Just get off the computer and walk outside. 

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 11:39am

Haha!

[BroadwayKiwi]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 11:40am

Notreallysilent 2 said: "Imagine if he said a name. You Guys read too into things he was trying to be funny not in a rude way...It will be totally  different if he called specifically someone."

Lol I doubt he knew the techie's name. Actors who post tweets like that generally don't care about anyone's name unless they're a fellow cast member or the person in company management who hands out paychecks.

 

Updated On: 12/30/15 at 11:40 AM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 11:41am

what it comes down to is something like this could actually hurt is career. he's young, and whenever his contract with MATILDA is up, there's a chance this could hurt his chances of getting renewed or moving onto another Broadway show.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 11:44am

Actors who post tweets like that generally don't care about anyone's name

 

So much projection!

[BroadwayKiwi]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 11:47am

FindingNamo said: "So much projection!"

Straight from the diaphragm lol.

 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 11:48am

Do you guys think Chris rice is giving clay the punishment he deserves? Chris is a top right?

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 11:49am

Haha BK!  Sing out, Louise!

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 12:30pm

Call_me_jorge said: "Do you guys think Chris rice is giving clay the punishment he deserves? Chris is a top right?

 

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[suttonfoster]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 2:39pm

massofmen said: "I love how much ppl care about the feelings of others on this board especially the sound guy in matilda and how clay thompson could have hurt his fragile feelings.

It's not about that, honey. It's not about the possibility of him hurting the sound guys feeling. It's the sense of entitlement and inferiority that the tweet comes off as. 

 

[Kad]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 2:52pm

And what drives the feeling that you must be the one to 'call out' Clay Thomson, exactly?

[HamfourHam]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 3:02pm

The same exact feeling that is driving all the other people commenting on his page. His post was uncalled for and rude. 

[hork]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 3:35pm

suttonfoster said: "massofmen said: "I love how much ppl care about the feelings of others on this board especially the sound guy in matilda and how clay thompson could have hurt his fragile feelings.

 

It's not about that, honey. It's not about the possibility of him hurting the sound guys feeling. It's the sense of entitlement and inferiority that the tweet comes off as. 

 

There's that word that people love to throw around. "Entitlement." Entitled to what? And who is inferior to whom? You're the only one suggesting any sort of superiority, by deeming this guy's tweet worth starting a message board discussion about it.

 

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 3:40pm

Has anyone here written a listicle yet? Best Concern-Trolling Threads of 2015?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 3:40pm

Maybe the lesson is don't follow ensemble members, sorry gay chorus boy twinks, on Twitter?

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 12/30/15 at 3:51pm

Okay, I refuse to dip more than a toe into this one because it really is not worth it, but I do want to address the "sound department" perceptions here and accusing someone of not knowing names.

 

1. He said "sound department", which can refer to people AND the equipment / automation. It's a collective term. He didn't say the sound board op screwed up.

2. As said before, had he posted a name, you'd be nailing him to a cross for saying a name, even jokingly.. Mind you, no one here says a THING when an actor tweets or mentions in an interview a fellow actor bitching a scene and having a mishap. 

3. Maybe he didn't know the name. Doesn't mean he doesn't know the names of people in the sound department. In a long running show, there are multiple sound board operators, multiple deck audio people, and no, actors do not always cross paths with them in the building during the course of a show. THAT MEANS THEY ARE DOING THEIR JOBS. Orchestra members arrive last and often go straight to the pit and leave straight after, and there are many subs, so many in the building... Crew members have lengthy pre-sets  o do before the house opens and things to do leading up to curtain, a tors are warming up and dressing... Unless you DIRECTLY deal with someone during a performance, you may not often communicTe with someone or see them at all on  no given day, so you may not even be aware that a crew member is out or who the sub is..