The Daryl Eisenberg Twitter Thread — Page 4

sorry bout that - it's all reposted and formatted correctly as to not be too wide

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I think this has been a teachable moment for Daryl and probably for others in the industry, especially those who sit behind the table.

I am not defending what she did, but I don't think she deserves THIS.... a gigantic thread on a public forum that bears her name and has some people characterizing her as some kind of evil renegade casting director.

There are innumerable casting directors, assistants, accompanists, directors, musical directors and producers who have behaved disrespectfully and even with actual meanness toward actors during auditions but in my time perusing this board I don't recall them being called to the carpet like this.

No, you're right. She deleted it. Who cares, enough people saw it anyway (re: the Wiccan skirt comment).

She's been deleting tweets from her Twitter page that others here have pointed out, including one about good auditions, so "no snarky tweets yet" or something to that extent.

Seems like her pianist feels the same way:

Our pianist is concerned that I'm twittering about each person. I'm not. Just those that upset me. 4:45 PM Jun 29th from web

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Updated On: 8/13/09 at 12:23 AM

luvtheEmcee - it is happening to me too. I also made a post that somehow disappeared between the pages, so I just reposted it. Must be a coding issue.

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Updated On: 8/13/09 at 12:28 AM

Thanks, BumbleWumble. Hilarious!

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Streaming videos of auditions so Daryl Eisenberg's fans can join in live with snarky comments, and an online poll for who should get cast!

/tongue-in-cheek

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Nicely said: Ms Eisenberg you have violated the trust of those who came before you. Artists who bared their talents in exchange for an offer of work; a chance to earn monies for food and rent. An audition is when the actor is often at their most vulnerable emotional state. An actor faces many challenges in their career. As casting directors we should be there as support for the artist. A casting director is nothing more than glorified human resources and any casting director who gives themselves "power" over an actor is not a collaborator of the arts but a dilettante. We are not to place ourselves upon pedestals. We don't hire. We're traffic managers bringing in and out of the audition room a flow of talent. We're personal shoppers and nothing greater.

Here's the direct link to that entry in case he's blogged about something else since: http://answersforactors.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/a-casting-directors-rude-behaviour/

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Updated On: 8/13/09 at 01:11 AM

I have been a member of AEA for 20 years and don't care about how "safe" the room is I am auditioning in. Well, as long as no one is going to shoot me or sick their pit bull on me.

My job is to go into the room give it all I got and hope I am right for the part. Period. No casting director, assistant or anyone is going to distract me. I'm a pro and can handle anything they will throw at me. The same can be said onstage. A cell phone ringing only puts me more in my character. I am up for any challenge and dare anything or anyone to try and break me.

It did happen once. Because the theatre was on fire but they almost had to drag me offstage until I smelled smoke and realized what was what.

I understand everyone's frustration but maybe something positive can come out this. Clearly, we are in a new age and things need to be addressed. Some of the things tweeted were completely out of line but at the same time this is a great opportunity for Equity to enter into the 21st century. The "this is how we always do things" mentality only holds back progress. I know that she and her assistant have made rude remarks and certainly didn't realize the backlash they would receive but there is an old saying, "..there is no such thing as bad press."

I am not excusing anything. She made her bed, she has to lie in it but I'm sure there will be 100 actors to replace the 5 or 10 who will never attend her calls again.

I bet her Twitter page will be very quiet tomorrow too.

Updated On: 8/13/09 at 01:12 AM

I do think that what she did was wrong and she should get punished accordingly. She is right that there is freedom of speech but that doesn't justify what she did. Furthermore, who ever said that we are at fault for making something out if this is wrong. She posted these comments in a public forum under her name. Therefor, we are not at fault for starting or even escalating this. In a way she dug her own grave when she started to post these comments signed with her name.

Funny enough, I do get any and all twitter updates sent to my phone (I have gotten something like four total ever since I signed up for twitter) and on my way home on the train back to long island I got a text from her twitter saying that she sent her response to the situation to BWW and that she is off to bed. Should be interesting to see what happens in the morning when it is posted on this site.

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Updated On: 8/13/09 at 01:16 AM

http://twitter.com/DECasting/status/3279805143

Just sent off my official response to BroadwayWorld.com. Off to bed! #BwayTwitterGate

HAHAHA! This should go well. (And I wonder how quickly that hashtag will be picked up... or ignored.)

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Updated On: 8/13/09 at 01:29 AM

I'm going to disagree with the headset chatter analogy. This is something that was deliberately put out there for anyone and everyone to read. This is not an accidentally overheard conversation.

Here's the thing: DECasting won't respond because chances are she doesn't view what she has done as wrong. It's sad, but she probably doesn't. Paul Russell elaborated what I had essentially said earlier, she destroyed the essential trust between casting director and actor. It's just that simple. Considering I knew her during her NYU days, I won't go into detail about how her parents basically gave her trust fund access to begin her company, and how she only takes on "freebie" cliental (I mean, there's a reason as to why she was let go from Gossip Girl.)

Again, she was nothing but pleasant towards me in the numerous times we have met in the room, but her actions have essentially blacklisted her. Some of you my laugh when you read that last sentence, but just you wait. I can guarantee you that Equity will make an issue of this, and her already diminished reputation will only sink further.

This is not the same as inappropriate headset chatter, or offcolor comments contained within a room. Those are not cool, sure.

Her stupid, unprofessional comments were PUBLISHED.

Published.

Published.

Why do these tiny brains not understand this Worldwide Interweb thingy? It's a potential hookup to everyone with a computer in the entire world.

Small minds can't grasp this. They think they're really "nice people" who are just having some fun, because they're bored with their own job at the moment. The attention in the room isn't on THEM. It's on someone else, every five minutes. For the whole long day. Narcissists can't stand that idea. So they must have an audience to show the world that they're still very important.

At the expense of other people who are hoping to land a job and pay their bills. People who might have been nervous preparing or even worried for days about this one moment in front of her.

She disgusts me.

I'm really glad that other casting director weighed in. Daryl Eisenberg is a disgrace to the profession. I hope this teaches her a lesson. She's the one who needs to learn something about the audition process.

She just showed the entire world that she knows nothing.

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