Starving actor?

[caeron]

 

That seems a little much to share to me, but his lack of response does imply at the very least he's looking only for easy money.

[unicorn]

4 hours ago, caeron said:

 

That seems a little much to share to me, but his lack of response does imply at the very least he's looking only for easy money.

Yes, that and the fact that he's not as hard-up for cash as he claims. I'm not hard-up for cash, but I was happy to meet the LA Opera's Major Gifts Officer when he offered to talk to me and my husband about the LAO over coffee--and all we got was a cup of coffee. I was surprised to learn that corporate donations make up only 10% of its budget, and that they rely more heavily on private donors such as myself. We did tell him, though, that we were disappointed that they are redoing both The Marriage of Figaro and Turandot, after having done them just a few years earlier. Apparently I was not alone in expressing this concern. We did tell him we would be renewing our subscriptions and our donations again this year, but would not do so if they kept on doing repeats. Well, I must admit he's quite handsome--though we're both quite happily married (in his case, to a woman, of all people) and neither hitting on each other. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/timstephensonpiano/

[caeron]

 

Our opera did a lot of repeats too, it was one of the reasons we stopped going.

[Suckrates]

12 minutes ago, caeron said:

 

Our opera did a lot of repeats too, it was one of the reasons we stopped going.

That's good, because haven't you heard ?   Timothy Chalamet has proclaimed the opera and ballet are DEAD, and noone cares about them anymore !   

You got out just in time..... 😁

[Suckrates]

On 3/29/2026 at 7:34 PM, unicorn said:

It's been over 24 hours since I offered both (1) the $100 coffee meeting, and (2) magician/entertainer gig for June pool party. No response so far, which makes me very suspicious that his story in asking for donations is a scam... 😉

Well maybe then, he's not really STARVING, but cant answer because he's busy gorging himself at some "all you can eat" buffet"? 

With prices of everything Rising all around the world, maybe you need to "up the offer", perhaps to $1000.  That might make him "bite" ?   And you will have another Great story to tell !  👍 

[Keithambrose]

1 hour ago, caeron said:

 

Our opera did a lot of repeats too, it was one of the reasons we stopped going.

Same for Covent  Garden! Saving money.  La Traviata is seen as a banker, and sometimes  they have 3 different  casts, with what  seems like endless performances