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Re: Article: Suicide within the Entertainment Industry
« Reply #1 on: Nov 24, 2015, 09:55 am »
Liked this quote in particular:
"I think, the nature of the industry, it attracts people who are artistic," she says. "By that very nature have to have a sense and sensitivity to be a performer, but it's also a cut-throat industry and there you have problems. Then it's the nature of the industry."
I've felt the industry's dichotomous nature a lot the past year and it can be pretty sobering.  But one thing I enjoy about the position we're in as Stage Managers is that we can often do something about it.  Kudos to Mr. Henderson for speaking up about it and I encourage everyone else to as well - particularly since Winter Is Coming....I know I'm susceptible to seasonal depression as are a lot of folks here in New England.

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Re: Article: Suicide within the Entertainment Industry
« Reply #2 on: Nov 24, 2015, 12:58 pm »
Agreed maxi: just this year I had a hard conversation with someone on a production team regarding a situation that was potentially going to cause a lot of problems for my actors (it was eventually resolved). I spelled it out this way: look, none of us are doing this gig because we expect to get rich and famous, but in lieu of more substantive benefits we can at least treat people decently.
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