It was brought to BroadwayWorld.com's attention on Wednesday via a shocking amount of emails to our "Twitter Watch" inbox, that one of the more than 200 Broadway-related Tweeters that we were picking up the feed of, was a casting director, Daryl Eisenberg, who was 'tweeting' during auditions with her take on some of the performers (mentioning none by name) with live comments, both good and bad, after they'd auditioned.
EVERYONE is talking about this story including The New York Times which ran an article this morning on what is now being labeled as 'Twittergate', you can read the Times feature by clicking here.
Actors' Equity Association met with Eisenberg today on the matter and has issued this breaking statement:
Earlier today representatives of AEA had a productive meeting with Ms. Eisenberg to discuss
her use of twitter in auditions. AEA firmly blieves that twitter is a valuable promotional tool for producers to reach a wide potential audience but that tweeting has absolutely no place in the audition room, which is a safe haven for actors who are seeking employment in this competitive market. We believe this incident is now closed.
Eisenberg herself spoke with BroadwayWorld.com yesterday morning in an interview available by clicking here. After her meeting today with AEA she "tweeted" the following statement on her "Twitter" page:
After a productive meeting with AEA this afternoon, I'm happy to report that we have agreed to both put this behind us.
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By mutual agreement, future tweets will not be coming from the audition room regarding the actors auditioning.
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I apologize to the actors and professionals who put themselves on the line every time they audition...
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...and will continually strive to make the audition room an inspiring, nurturing place for creativity and talent.
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I look forward to working with AEA and its members on future projects, and hope to see you all in the audition room soon.
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Noted casting professional Paul Russell gave his view on the controversy via his blog which you can read by going here. Backstage.com has weighed in as well here.
The subject remains a hot topic on BroadwayWorld.com's message boards as well.
