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Casting Mistake
posted by Marc G. - Mar 2009 |
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| Event - About 10 years ago I was casting parts for a play I wrote and was directing. It was my first play and I was nervous about everything being perfect. So there was a small part that my best friend auditioned for. He was pretty good, but someone else was better. So I cast the other guy and my friend freaked out. He said I had a "black heart" and we never really spoke again. |
| Apology - He wasn't the best actor trying out, but he was surely good enough. And the part was small - it wouldn't have made a big difference even if he stunk (which he didn't). I was just being a control freak and let that get in the way of doing the right thing. I tried to patch things up, but he wasn't very forgiving. Maybe I'm just hoping he reads this and gets in touch. I'd love to catch up, and my wife would too. James D., you out there? |
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Comment by LadyFox on Sat 02 Jan, 2010
Casting a friend over the best actor would have been the wrong thing to do. I think you would have felt much worse if you let the best actor sit in the audience. Good thing your boss didn't hire a friend instead of you. Relax you did the right thing. |
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Comment by band-aid on Mon 28 Dec, 2009
I think you did do the right thing -- you gave the part to the person most qualified for it. You didn't sink into cronyism. So there is absolutely nothing to apologize for, unless you value Old Boy Networks over meritocracies. |
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Comment by DarkBite on Sat 01 Aug, 2009
Your friend sounds like it doesn't take much to chase him off. Doubt he will stick around very long if he came back. Do you really want a crybaby as a friend? If yes then don't cry about it yourself next time he takes flight. |
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Comment by babs in the house on Tue 07 Jul, 2009
HANDS DOWN! absolutely forgiven, no doubt! |
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