Pamela Docken Funside Theater Scammer - does not pay her employees St Paul, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Pamela Docken Hired me to direct her play. 

 Lie #1
 She auditioned all the cast members before I got there, so there was no auditioning to do. I directed rehearsals 3 X a week for over two months with that cast, without a video, only a script and recordings of the songs to be performed. 

Lie # 2
I contacted and arranged for a piano player to perform in the play. Have corresponding emails to prove. 

Lie # 3
Other performers all contacted me after the show. I never asked them to not perform. Some of them stated that they didn't want to perform, but that they would see it through, but never work for her again.  They felt the firing was unwarranted and unfair. I was informed by one cast member in particular that this was how she operates and that she owes many thousands of dollars to former employees, friends, and other acquaintances.  Cast members continue to be in touch with me, and we hope to work together again. 

Lie # 4 - Misrepresentation

Pamela Dokken knew I was a first -time director, which is why she gave me her copy of "How to direct a school play". Although I have directed over 700 live musical productions, I had never directed a scripted play. The cast and I worked very well together, and I brought a lot of creativity to the play, which is evidenced by the emails I received from every single cast-member.

Pamela never came to any rehearsals prior to 2 weeks before opening. Not one. She said she was coming on numerous occasions, but never showed up. 

Pamela stated that she would give me a video of the show on many occasions, but never did.  When I asked her again on the ONE time she came to rehearsal, she became angry that I asked again. 

I have been told by former acquaintances of Pamela Dokken, that she invents problems so that she does not have to pay people. This is what she has done here.

 I only want to warn other people not to do business with her. There are other places to gain experience. She will not pay you, she will make up lies, and then threaten legal action. Pamela is familiar with being in court - she has scammed many, many people, and she is comfortable throwing that threat around. 

In 2010 Amy Buchanan was contracted to direct a production on behalf of Funside Theatre.  Ms. Buchanan refused to audition the cast, work with potential musicians, and was angry she wasn't provided a video of show in its entirety so she would know how to direct the show.  Basically Ms. Buchanan misrepresented herself by addressing herself as a theater director.  After receiving complaints about her inability to direct, Pamela went to a rehearsal and found it to be disastrous.  Ms Buchanan was released from her contract for failure to fulfill duties as a director.  Ms Buchanan was never an employee of Ms. Docken.  

Once released from her contract Ms Buchanan decided to retaliate and contacted each cast member and musicians to stop working on the production because she was let go.  There are records of this, via emails sent by Ms Buchanan to cast/crew, as well as statements from the show's cast/musicians.

Because Ms. Buchanan is  a disgruntled person who continues to attempt to defame Pamela's character, Pamela would welcome an attorney to file a complaint in district court' in order to summon Ms Buchanan to court and to be charged for damages she has made in her desire to publicly slander Ms. Docken.  As the Department of Labor told her - Amy Buchanan never was an employee of Pamela Docken,  Ms. Buchanan was contracted to perform a service in which she was clearly not capable to do.  Each dirogitory comment Ms Buchanan chooses to post, or email, as well as all emails between Ms. Docken and Ms. Buchanan, along with the signed contract will be presented to the courts.  Ms Buchanan would serve herself best by realizing she was not able to do the service she was contracted to do and focus on what ever it is she is capable of doing, to forward her desire to be a legitimate director in live, scripted plays.