Am I wrong to feel upset?

anne1244
Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:10:46 +0000

Interesting thread. While I agree with mom24girls point that parents definitely take slights to their kids harder than the kids themselves (who are, fortunately, resilient!), I disagree with the sliding scale analysis of “fairness” in fine arts. The truth is, casting at the high school level really isn’t that subjective–anymore than who should be your starting quarterback. I don’t think fine arts should be treated differently from sports or academics at the high school level. All things being equal, absolutely give the nod to the senior over the talented freshman. The problem is that things are rarely equal or even close-- and everyone knows that with open auditions! Of course, it is just high school but we shouldn’t delude ourselves that casting based on any reason other than what best serves the production is “fair.”