Who is organizing auditions for conrad hotel in dublin on Saturday 23rd oct?

Answer 1

They are called ....the ....but it is all supposed to be a scam beware

Yes correct this is a scam...it is not a audition so to speak but a way of selling acting lessons and they range from €2000 up to €8000. I went along and I also did not know who was running it, but it is very hard to Google "The" but they have also been know as ACT (Acadmey for Cinema and Television) and if you Google them you will find lots of information. You can also find links to Atlanta news clips reporting on them!!

They get the child to audition with a commerical and then they give you a card with a number to ring the next day to see if your child has been "accepted" on that call you must commit to the class they have decided to put your child in and pay in full the fee. They are running the convention in Orlando Apr 11th to 18th which you must pay to attend (Flights / Hotel) and the drop lots of key words like Disney channel programs / hanna Montana Nick channel etc... They say there will be agents there and you can receive call backs etc...In the news clips they say that these agents etc are paid to attend...very well run scam...it is disgraceful to use childrens dreams like this to profit. There is a lot written about "Lily" a member of the team who was also at the Conrad ex model and her past crimial history. She made a speech, she came across as very unprofessional and talked extremely fast...although I did catch the "we are not here to waste your time or ours and you must be committed to your child and the course that we sign them up to "should" they be accepted as we only accept about 5 to 10% of everyone we see...yet in the states under cover reports who attended talked to mothers and fathers afterwards and all where accepted.

Needless to say we didnt bother to call the number the next day!