Re: Pay for the privilege...

"The Starmaker" <starmaker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> I know this may sound to far fetch..
> but I believe for example,
> Why should an actor
> have to take the day off from
> work to go to an audition, and risk
> losing that job or pay for the day..
> when they can charge for it.
>
> Let the studios  pay actors for the privilege of auditioning them.
>
> Maybe, there could be a directory, or web site with the picture of the
> actor, with bio and the price listed for the privilege of auditioning
> them.
>
> I'll go even a step further...
> maybe the Screen Actors Guild could demand that all of it's members
> are to be paid an "auditioning fee".
>
> I think that's fair.

Fair it may be but the law of supply and demand says it just ain't
happening.  When 90% of SAG members are not working on any given day, they
have a lot of members who are glad for the op****tunity to seek acting work
without getting paid.

Peter