Marc Shaiman wrote:

When I read about it (as it was happening..what a world!) I Googled her to get her number, called and left a message. She returned the call and I told her what I HOPE anyone else with a show to cast would, which was that I was appalled and that I would never employ a casting agency that allowed that behavior (at that point, it was unclear to me if it was her or an associate doing the twittering).

To undercut the confidence of actors at this most vulnerable moment is not just mean, but for a casting director, rather insane. A casting director should nurture and build confidence. She did her employer no favors.

What a world! What a world!

Casting Director Paul Russell wrote in his blog:

Ms Eisenberg you have violated the trust of those who came before you. Artists who bared their talents in exchange for an offer of work; a chance to earn monies for food and rent. An audition is when the actor is often at their most vulnerable emotional state. An actor faces many challenges in their career. As casting directors we should be there as support for the artist. A casting director is nothing more than glorified human resources and any casting director who gives themselves “power” over an actor is not a collaborator of the arts but a dilettante. We are not to place ourselves upon pedestals. We don’t hire. We’re traffic managers bringing in and out of the audition room a flow of talent. We’re personal shoppers and nothing greater.

Maria Somma of Actor’s Equity responded:

“the auditions are job interviews. It’s a very long road for an actor to get from seeing the casting notice to getting that audition. To have it mocked is unfair to the actors and to the other people who are working on the particular project. It’s very simply that there is an expected level of respect and professionalism, and these values were violated.”

But there are some supporters, such as the man in this video.