Did anyone witness the crazed actresses at the Theaterworks audition today?

Apparently some friends told me about this actors riot that happened over the sign up sheet.. If the 2 girls who started this mess are on this board, SHAME on you. Why must actors treat other actors like such crap at auditions? It doesn't help you in any way. I am sorry to start a thread like this but, from what I heard, it disgusts me. I witness this garbage far too much and it sounds like this morning was a horrible ordeal because these 2 girls took it upon themselves to pretend to be monitors.
If you're going to be in a professional industry, then act in a professional manner.

Updated On: 3/26/08 at 10:34 PM

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apparently, 2 girls took it upon themselves to "trick" everyone into thinking THEY were the monitors. They started ordering everyone at the audition around. Signup wasnt supposed to be until 9am and those who got to chelsea early and signed up on the unofficial list went to get coffee and such but, these girls decided that 7:30am was when THEY were going to start the official sign in times because as one stated (thats how theaterworks normally does it...)... They were from what I heard 2 snotty witches.. They had people LINE UP to sign up for their times... and told everyone they were gonna call the names.. And other actors who knew the TW policy objected but the nastier of the 2 actresses started saying "No. This is how it’s ALWAYS done. Every single time. Always. You CAN’T leave the room." And those of us know that's not how theaterworks is run. And I am sure if RObin Carus found out who these girls were, she wouldn't let them shine the floor of the tour van.. anyway, My friend went on to say that despite arguments the girls started calling the list. People grudgingly lines up and the rest of the people just moaned and groaned at what was occuring. They ordered the entire room around including telling people where to stand. The girl reading the names of the 2 actresses was reading them in a low voice (because i guess she didnt want to pop a chord for when she'd bust out defying gravity or show off...) so everyone in the room asked her to speak up and she screamed "NO! YOU GUYS BE QUIETER". My amazing, CALM, classy and talented friend also stated that Gradually, the behavior in the room got worse. People were sneaking up to sign the alternate list without getting in line. Some were approaching the girl reading the names telling her that she doesn't know what she is doing and to start over. People were yelling at each other from across the room. She said it reminded her of a scene from "Mean Girls" where theres like a jungle fight. 2 of my other friends also said it was a disgusting display of actors and these 2 girls who brought the mood down. Honestly, would any of us REALLY want to work with any of these people? Do they teach how to be an asshole without really trying in musical theater schools now?

"Do they teach how to be an asshole without really trying in musical theater schools now?"

as an NYU graduate, I can vouch that, yes, they do teach that. morons.

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NO they weren't... which totally pisses me off.

If someone did get their names, they'd be blacklisted from AE for a long time. Maybe someone at least got a cell phone pic...

In instances like these, I always find a shove down a flight of stairs does the trick.

I hope karma bites those two in the ass.

So what happened at 9am when the real monitors showed up?

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Was this Theaterworks USA or TheatreWorks in Mountain View, CA?

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Here we go again.

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Theaterworks/USA did have an audition for Seussical yesterday with a 9am call time, so that matches up. I'm also curious to know what happened when the real monitors showed up. Did they honor the unofficial list and not start a real one?!

At any rate, your friend needs to email Theaterworks about this. If someone's posing as a TW employee and ordering around the auditioners as described here, they need to know about it so they can stop it from happening again. Or at least find out who these actresses are and blacklist them. Were they silly enough to write their own names first on the list, I wonder...?

I don't know where or when, but it's up as one of the touring productions on the Theaterworks website. It looks as though it's been adapted from the original show. The casting notice is below:
http://www.playbill.com/jobs/find/job_detail/20931.html

A LOT of people were leaving out of disgust and due to list confusion a lot people were not able to audition, which angered me beyond words...