Misc. Auditions

Should a Casting Director Tweet During Auditions?

Now this is one interesting story and I would love to hear your thoughts. A casting director sent out her disapproval of actors during an audition! Obviously everyone auditi0ning knows that when they leave the room, the people they just auditioned in front of talks about them, but should it be done on a public forum like twitter?

Here’s a bit more about this story:

This is what happened last week to Broadway casting agent Daryl Eisenberg, who was live-tweeting her opinions — both positive and negative, while also being totally anonymous — of actors while she was conducting a casting session for Gay Bride of Frankenstein. Not surprisingly, when the Actors’ Equity Association got wind of these developments, they were none too happy.

Through her tweets, she had this to say:

After a productive meeting with AEA this afternoon, I’m happy to report that we have agreed to both put this behind us. By mutual agreement, future tweets will not be coming from the audition room regarding the actors auditioning. I apologize to the actors and professionals who put themselves on the line every time they audition and will continually strive to make the audition room an inspiring, nurturing place for creativity and talent. I look forward to working with AEA and its members on future projects, and hope to see you all in the audition room soon.

What are your thoughts? Was this a bad move on the casting director’s part?