Worst person of the week: my soon to be ex and the Throckmorton Theater

[EFerrari]

So, I accidentally found out that the EX is staging one of our collaborations without my permission and without attribution. When I tried to speak to him, he danced around like oil on a hot griddle and wouldn't deal with it. I gave him every chance in the world to just be a person and he wouldn't or couldn't pull it off.

So, I hired a lawyer.

Then, I notified the theater. The manager hemmed and hawed and it looks like she decided she wants to sell four tickets to pay for all those posters that misrepresent my work then stay within the law. And, it's only going to be four tickets because the promo was so bad even *I* only heard about it because someone misdirected an email. Geezuz.

And get this: they're even using a blurb I wrote in their promotion! Not only didn't he write this script, he didn't even write the promo, I did!

Sleaze, horrible sleaze. And to top it off, there are about five other people who know about this and who are our so called friends and who are working the show. The director, the presenter, the guy taping the show. :wtf: is THAT?

Sleaze. In all the years I've been collaborating with other writers, nothing like this has ever happened. A handshake was too much, already. I guess it was my turn. :shrug:

Now, I have to get someone in there tomorrow night to witness this travesty. I'll probably have to pay them and buy them a ticket into the bargain.

It's going to be very interesting to see what these folks have to say for themselves when they get hauled into court. One of them is a goddamn motivational speaker, fer Christ's sake.

What is the matter with people. :spank::spank::spank:

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[Nicole]

1. That's horrible.

I hope things work out in your favor.

[EFerrari]

2. Thanks, NIcole. It's like watching a trainwreck.

Things that make you go "Huh?"

[Nicole]

3. Things & people both

can make you "huh?" It's disappointing when they are "so called friends".

[EFerrari]

10. I don't know if he's just lied to these people or what.

You'd think they'd check it out or something. Gobsmacking.

He can't write alone, period -- well, lots of people can't. There's nothing wrong with that. But, when you put that together with this claim of sole authorship, you can't still believe he wrote it.

Ack.

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

4. Could you

get an injunction to keep them from showing the play? You may want to ask your lawyer if that is possible, and if it is possible, if it is affordable.

Good luck!

[EFerrari]

7. There's not enough time to go to a judge. But, I believe

they are going to have it taped and i believe i know by whommmmmmmmmmm. So, we should be able to subpoena that tape as evidence -- of the theft to compare against my script and of the performance.

They're gathering eveidence for me. Schmucks.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. Awwwwwwww............Beth,

:hug:

Sorry that you are going through all of this.

[EFerrari]

8. Thanks, GAOT. It's so much work to do things the wrong way.

It blows me away when people don't get that. :shrug:

I put in most of a year on this thing. Well, at least it isn't my first born or anything.

[Darth_Kitten]

6. Ripping off your work?

that's shitty. :mad:

Some people can be such selfish, dumb boobs.

:(

[EFerrari]

9. Dumb boobery, for sure.

What's rich is the thing turns on the idea of learning from mistakes and becoming a better person for tribulation.

:rofl:

[Darth_Kitten]

11. that is rich!

:evilgrin: