DoNotPay.org
was founded in 2001.
The following timeline tells the story of our efforts over the past 8
years.
Start Here!
Back
Stage
West Workshop Roundtable - 6/28/2001
Pay Your Money, Take Your Chances -
From Laura Weinert and Rob Kendt
The article from Back Stage West which started it all.
Back Stage West - 8/02/01
Workshop
owner, Jack Turnbull, retaliates against workshop supporter,
then admits "I'm an
idiot..."
Workshop
Article from "Casting Connection" -
1/2002
Teacher/Author Ed Hooks speaks out
Daily
Variety - 2/24/2002
Workshops face civil suit - From Dave McNary
First article written regarding the legal opinion from the
California Labor Department
Back
Stage
West Article on State Opinion - 2/28/2002
Workshops Face Legal Challenge - From Laura Weinert
BackStage
West UPDATE on Enforcement -
3/20/2002
CD Workshops Fight Ruling - From Laura Weinert
The spin begins as the workshop businesses fight to save their hides
BackStage
West interviews CSA President -
3/22/2002
CSA Prexy Slams DaMota even though he takes money
from actors in workshops - From Bonnie Gillespie
Backstage
West Editor on Paid Auditions -
5/2/02
Editorial from Rob Kendt - bingo!
Labor
Commissioner Clarifies Legal Opinion -
5/24/02
From the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
Labor
Board Urges CSA Teaching Guidelines -
5/25/02
From the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement -
trying to give the CSA some direction in protecting their reputation
Daily
Variety Update on State Position -
5/28/02
CSA President comments; more justification for casting directors
to use their power to take actors' money - From Dave McNary
ABC 7 - "Audition Scams" -
6/3/02
Workshop
apologist Gary
Zuckerbrod misrepresents
the law, rationalizes casting director payoffs.
|
Dangerous appraisal:"While it's not illegal in the State of California to pay for an audition, it's not proper." |
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Daily
Variety Announces Public Hearing -
6/13/02
Workshop Coalition presents
its case - From Dave McNary
Backstage
West Announces Public Hearing -
6/25/02
CD Workshops get hearing to make their case
Daily
Variety Reports on Public Hearing -
7/9/02
State takes casting role - From Dave McNary
Official
SAG Statement on Workshops -
7/9/02
From SAG Attorney Vicki Shapiro
Backstage
West Comments on Hearing - 7/10/02
Cast of hundreds weighs in -
From Peter Keifer
Daily
Variety on Public Hearing "Conduct" - 7/10/02
State Official lambastes workshops - From Dave McNary
Backstage
West Reports on Public Hearing -
7/23/02
Great Performances - From Laura Weinert
Backstage
(East) Reports on NYC
Problem -
8/21/02
Unions' Guard Up on Casting Classes - Roger Armbrust
Backstage
West Reports on Consent Decree -
9/5/02
Who Will Sign? - From Laura Weinert
Backstage
West with Consent Decree Update - 9/12/02
Consenting Workshops? - From
Laura Weinert
Backstage
West Publishes Consent Decree -
9/12/02
Consent Decree
Daily
Variety on Workshop Guideline
Update -
10/14/02
Caifornia Cracks down - from Dave McNary
ABC
20/20 Pay-to-Play Exposé -
11/8/02
TV's Version of Payola? - from ABC News
Backstage
West on 20/20 Report -
11/14/02
20/20 Probes CD Workshop - from Laura Weinert
Backstage
Interviews Workshop
Actors -
11/15/02
Whither Casting Workshops?
Daily
Variety on Declaratory Judgement -
11/27/02
New state regs aim to end 'pay to audition' from Dave McNary
Daily
Variety Reports on Workshop Agreement -
12/29/02
State and Workshops Reach Deal - from Dave McNary
Fox News Reports - 1/25/03
"Hollywood's
'Casting Couch' Vulnerable to Lawsuits"
|
Zuckerbrod
in
denial again:
"I think those are the myths that Hollywood has surrounding it, but I don't think it [the Casting Couch] actually exists." |
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From
Backstage
West/Rob Kendt -
8/13/03
Warner
Brothers "West Wing" Casting Director sells headshots on eBay
And
from Daily Variety's Claude Brodesser - 8/13/03
WBTV
employee bids adieu
From
Daily
Variety, Claude Brodesser
- 7/12/04
SAG TO
ADD
ACTING
SESHES
Org hoping to crack down on
illegal
casting classes
Casting
Access Project
After the state hearings, the SAG Foundation put in place the new Casting Access Project, and although casting directors are still paid, the program takes the financial burden off the backs of the actors and provides them with FREE ACCESS to those CDs! Click here for the CAP Press release and Daily Variety article. SAG members click here to sign up for FREE WORKSHOPS!