<p>Thanks Susan! She's surprised she got a callback and is very happy about it. MTHeaded, I only heard of 1 girl who got a part in Hair and turns out her parents won't let her shave her head and be nude. Well, that's one part opened up for someone else, lol! I haven't heard for sure who else got a part. I know of some who were called back, but that's it.</p>
<p>rossji, congrats to your D on her callback for ITW! I haven't talked to my D since the weekend so hadn't heard about the girl whose parents won't let her participate in Hair. Wow, I cannot imagine trying to dictate what roles my college age D can or cannot perform.</p>
<p>Jasmom-</p>
<p>Wow, that is so great about your son's callbacks. It sounds very promising and, at the very minimum, he has to be awesome to compete with such a large group of students who auditioned for Hair. Keep us posted. I would love to make a trip out to NYC to see this production with my D next year.</p>
<p>Rossij-</p>
<p>How exciting for your daughter with a callback for ITW. My D, like Jasmom's son, did not audition for ITW. I'm so sorry your D has to wait until the fall to find out, but I bet she'll do great and be cast in the production. </p>
<p>Can all of the parents on this thread believe that another year has sped by in our children's lives? I am just having trouble grasping the fact that my D is just a few weeks away from being halfway through her BFA program. She is still loving it and will be attending summer studio courses at Strasberg this year. </p>
<p>I look forward to hearing about your children's endeavors over the summer and once again next year.</p>
<p>Thanks, all, for the congrats and interest. As of 7 ish last night, my son knew nothing. Tough to wait because the original announcement had been postings by Tues. evening at the earliest. I know he was very pleased to have been called back.
rossji, congrats to your daughter for HER callbacks as well. Sorry that she'll have to wait so long to hear. Makes my s's wait seem like a hop, skip, and a jump. Soozievt, it must have been SO difficult for the ITW's director to head home at this stage of the game. He must have been dragging. I find myself peaching "health, health, health" but it does NO good. Sigh.
I can't believe he's halfway through. I asked him if his acting had changed. He commented that he wasn't sure how much he's changed, but the difference is that now he knows what he's doing. The jump in confidence and personal sense of competence has been amazing. I, too, am interested in hearing about all our CC students, their endeavors, and how they grown.</p>
<p>Jasmom, keeping fingers crossed for your son. No matter what happens, he has done so well. </p>
<p>It is a shame that the callbacks cannot take place for ITW this weekend as planned. Given these kids' schedules, it is not shocking to hear of sickness! It sure is different being on the other side of the table with regard to casting. Very difficult to do. Many talented peers. </p>
<p>Like you, we can't believe the year is almost over at school for our child. I know your child is half done college, but my husband has made the same remark about our older D who is nearing the end of her soph year at her college too. Same thoughts here! And for our freshman D, he was commenting about it to me this AM too because it seems like we just left her there and it has been an incredible year. Today is her last day at CAP...they've been having demos (evaluative reviews) before the faculty all week. Today are their scene demos. She still has some papers to write. She has two more weeks until she comes home (hasn't been here in four months!) and has a lot of other things going on in these next two weeks. But classes are almost over. I know my D has loved the program so much so far. No complaints. She comments all the time how much she has learned and how much there is still to learn. I haven't heard her sing but she says she has improved and had some breakthroughs with her voice. She says she recorded her voice demo on her IPod and that I can eventually hear it. I bet it will be hard to pull her away (same with other D) when she has to leave for the year. Their lives are so entwined at school and it is hard to leave that life.</p>
<p>A quick question that came to my mind after rossji posted that a girl who had been cast in "Hair" had to bow out after her parents refused to give her permission to shave her head and get naked on stage.
If a kid is 18 years old, doesn't he or she have the right to decide such issues for him or herself legally?<br>
I have heard that colleges cannot even send parents copies of a kid's report card/grades each term unless the student himself or herself signs off on that. If that is the case, why can parents grant or withold permission in regard to a role in a show?
Please note that I am in NO WAY passing judgment on the parents or the kid. Far, far from it. Frankly, I am not sure how I would feel if my own child were in this position! :) :)
Perhaps the parents told their daughter that they would no longer pay her college tuition if she shaved her head and took her clothing off for this role. Or perhaps the parents just said that they would strongly prefer the student not do it, and she capitulated. Or perhaps (I doubt this, but ya never know!) the student had strong second thoughts about what the role required and decided to bow out on her own, knowing her parents would prefer it. Of course, I am just speculating! :)
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<p>My assumption (with no data about the actual incident) is that parents requested that she not participate and that she complied with their wishes. You are accurate that, as an adult, an 18 year old is legally entitled to make such decisions him/herself.</p>
<p>Just received text message, "In Hair." It's official.</p>
<p>Jasmom!!!!!!! That is WONDERFUL NEWS for your son! Yippee! What part is he? You've got to know that it is quite an accomplishment to be cast in a mainstage show at Tisch. He is gonna be a junior and so he has really earned this. I heard the director is from Playwrights, your son's studio. Does he know him? He is going to get so much out of this. It'll be a great experience. Is he friends with some of the cast already? He must be flying high. A text message? Well, that will have to suffice but it doesn't have the enthusiastic voice attached! But at least he communicated to you quickly. You gotta take what you can get. Well, bravo to him. He must be very excited and you as well. He got you the message in six letters! LOL I love it.....what did we do in the old days as college students? </p>
<p>Also, I think it is great that your son can be involved in musical theater even though he chose an acting studio and so he really is getting such varied experiences at Tisch. As you know this show was open to all students and not just CAP and so the competition to be cast was so stiff. Your son should feel a great sense of accomplishment to be cast!</p>
<p>So, let the sunshine in.....(seems to be shining on him right now)</p>
<p>Jasmom, congrats to you and bravo to your son! :) Such wonderful news to receive, even if it's just a text message. I was hoping that you'd receive this great news and hesitated to congratulate you prior to this because, in our 'drama' household, it's bad luck to wish luck after the callback has taken place but before the actor hears. My D has made me crazily superstitious! Time for your family to celebrate! Hair is such a wonderful show. As I said earlier, I saw it last week and enjoyed it so much. Am returning in a couple of weeks to see it again and look forward to seeing it at Tisch in the fall. Let us know what role he'll play.</p>
<p>THANK YOU!!! I'm so happy for him, but have to stay subdued (I'm at work). Anyway, no one outside of immediate family or CC would understand the significance. All I know is in the text message (and it was a duplicate) HA! I think he saves his enthusiasm for the stage. I'm sure it means a lot to him to be cast, especially in a musical.</p>
<p>Follow up to what RossJi posted....my daughter spoke to me as she was walking to her rehearsal this evening and mentioned her friends who got into this cast, including several from her a capella group, The N'Harmonics (these are the only kids I have heard sing at Tisch...they are great). The two freshmen girls cast are good friends of my D and one is in her singing group. As far as what you heard about someone's parents not wanting their D to do the show, while that was true at first, the D did work it out with her parents and is doing the show. Anyway, Jasmom, the handful of young men and women I know from N'Harmonics who are in the cast are great kids who will be working closely with your son. I'd love to see this show.</p>
<p>YEAAAHHHH BABYYY!!! Tell your son congrats for me (even though he doesn't know me from a hole in the wall!!) That is SO AWESOME!!!! Can't wait to see the show! Let us know when you know more details (what part he has, etc.)</p>
<p>Jasmom,</p>
<p>Congratulations to your son!! What a wonderful musical to be cast in; I sure hope I get to come out to NYC in the fall and see the production with my D. He must be flying high finishing up the last week of school.<br>
It is great to see good things happening to the kids whose parents post on this website. </p>
<p>Alwaysamom</p>
<p>I'll remember the wait on the congratulations next time :) My middle daughter told me that when she visited her sister at NYU last year, when they went to TRL with Carson Daley, my older D did not want to be on camera. She has some superstition, evidently, that this would be bad luck at this point in her studies. Go figure. I don't get it, but I do want to stay within proper etiquette for those who are involved in the acting field. Thanks for the tip.</p>
<p>Kris</p>
<p>Kris, </p>
<p>I hope you didn't take my comment as an admonishment. :) I've always thought of these little theatre superstitions as somewhat personal and individual. It's one of my D's but I don't see it as something which everyone needs to follow (just me!). It seems that each of these kids has a few of their own! It would be interesting to see if your D has ever heard of that one.</p>
<p>Eliza</p>
<p>r,s,a, & t,
"even though he doesn't know me from a hole in the wall!!" (chuckle).
Actually, I plan to tell son of his wellwishers (complete with screennames). I can see him rolling his eyes.<br>
I figure one of these days/years I'll have faces to match with the names. I can't wait to hear additional good news regarding all our kids!</p>
<p>Congratulations to all who got call backs and cast in HAIR. I live close by, so I will be there to see it all unfold! I am so curious about this one. Jasmom, whether your kid is a Junior or a Senior or who someone knows or whatever, I am sure it is exciting to be cast. So glad I found this site!</p>
<p>Jasmom,</p>
<p>Please add my congratulations to be shown to your son! My daughter would roll her eyes, too, but would be secretly delighted. From what you have conveyed throughout the year, he has worked so very hard. You must be so proud.</p>
<p>Alwaysamom,</p>
<p>I absolutely did not take your comment as an admonishment. It just made me laugh because I am always hearing about how I just don't know anything about theater, etc., from D and when you mentioned the superstition, it reminded me of when I found that my D has some of her own superstitions. I do appreciate the tip, however. Maybe by the time she has graduated I'll have learned a sufficient amount about theatre to gain her respect. Doubtful, as I am her mother :)</p>
<p>Anyone else seeing Hair next weekend. Let me know, I'll wave.</p>