This week our Backstage Experts are divided! One of our readers on Facebook asked: When is it OK to say no/to turn down a role?
From compromising morals to building a résumé and industry connections, there are tons of factors that go into the all-important decision of accepting a gig or not. Here are several answers from industry professionals spanning different areas of this business to give you some perspective!
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Carolyne Barry, on-camera and commercial teacherHaving been a casting director, when actors choose to turn down a role, it’s an issue that can turn me off them. So it is crucial to get all the information that would determine if they want to do a role before auditioning and especially before the callback.
Here are, what I feel are legitimate reasons to choose not to do a role you’re offered:
1. Changes to the role: nudity, adding a physical activity that is dangerous,
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