Have to add my two cents here. I do believe that I've rarely gotten a thank you from anyone I've auditioned for. Even directors and photographers who wanted to hire me but were over-ridden by the client never sent a thank you. It's just the nature of the business They're busy either prepping a job, doing a job or looking for work. Bottom line, there's just not enough hours in the day to do what would seem to be the courteous thing.
I remember having a discussion with a founding member of a small theater company in Chicago about calling actors who audition for them. While I fully understand why they wouldn't call people after the first round of auditions, (after all they sometimes can see 100 or more people) I thought it was unprofessional not to advise actors who were called back to read for a role that the show was cast. The woman totally disagreed with me. So, as others have said before, it's just the nature of the business.
And Bob is so right on. Every time you get to be seen or heard is an opportunity for a talent buyer to know you're out there. They can't invite you to audition, let alone hire you, if they don't know you exist.
Arlene Kahn
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