Today, after two months of rehearsals, an actor in my theater company decided he was unhappy with the role I gave him, so he refuses to perform. We open tonight. FML
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Today, I co-starred in a production of Hamlet. Halfway through play, the actor playing Hamlet forgot his lines, threw a raging temper tantrum, screaming about how much he hated the play and how he wanted to go home in front of hundreds of audience members. FML
Today, at my school, we had the opening night of our production in which I act. None of my family or friends came. Basically, after 3 long months of hard work, the only person to "congratulate" to me after the show was the head of the theater department, who just wanted to tell me I was doing it wrong. FML
Today, I auditioned for a part in a play. I've been practicing for months, and was very excited. After I'd finished singing, the director whispered something to the other judges, and they all laughed. Hard. So much for the lead role. FML
Today, my school's theater production was canceled. Not because of budget, but because my co-star fell in love with me and asked me out. When I pointedly declined, he refused to act alongside me since it was "awkward." Everyone's blaming me for it. FML
Today, it was opening night for the play where I was, for the first time ever, one of the leads. I went on stage with a loud and energetic entrance. I came in two scenes early. FML
Today, I had a rehearsal for a musical I'm in. I've worked my arse off to get the songs I sing in place and sounding good. Unfortunately, my coworkers haven't. Now the director wants to cut the songs I'm in because, "the people you're working with make you look shit." FML
Today, my theatre teacher made me go on stage even though I had a violent stomach flu. My understudies were unreachable, and she threatened to fail me if I did not perform. Halfway through the first act, I vomited on the first row. She failed me for letting the cast down. FML
Today, I was sent the script to a play I'm participating in at school. After reading it a couple of times, I noticed that my part has been forgotten completely. FML
Today, I thought my neighbors were having a loud argument, so I went to knock on their door to make sure everything was OK. They weren’t fighting, they were rehearsing lines for a community theater play. They invited me to the show. I still haven’t recovered from the embarrassment. FML
Today, the director of the play I'm in decided to explain why we got the parts we did. He said he tried matching our characters to who we actually are. I play a whore who's a transvestite. FML
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Top comments
chosha_fml 27
Unprofessional bastard. He's screwing it up for everyone, on a selfish whim. He should suck it up and do what he agreed to do. If you can't go on, make sure to explain why.
summer4me 25
Make sure you let anyone else in other productions what kind of person this actor is. To go through all those rehearsals and then decide opening night he isn't satisfied with his role is completely unprofessional
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Comments (47)
krunchy_kitty 8
Just go on without him. Where there's a pause where he would have lines, step on stage and say "This is where Frank should be talking."
Adawong 3
It still surprises me how selfish ppl can be. At least fire him after you get things settled.
iMaybeApotato 13
under study?
Arot6 17
Well that's certainly a career-ending decision (nobody's ever going to hire the actor who bailed on a production on opening day). Also, as many others have already pointed out, that's what understudies are for.
Bunnyluver 20
No understudy? That is just way unprofessional and childish.
BaDumTsss_fml 23
I'm pretty sure it's too late for him to pull out and that he is required by law to perform if he signed a contract
Polymath 1
Just let him know that YOUR time will come. Be explicit.
Danishduckling 20
Hopefully he has an understudy who can step in?
DanielleinDC 34
What he's doing is completely unprofessional and should end his career. I hope he knows that. I also hope you have an understudy. Why the hell didn't he tell you earlier that he wasn't happy?
Lizzy500 16
Hopefully he's got an understudy. Go on without him.