under rehearsed

Ok - on the subject of shows being under-rehearsed. In my experience I believe that when a show is under-rehearsed it is generally the fault of the director. Professional or amateur the rehearsal scheduling is their domain as is the over-all cohesion of the show. However although this topic was begun in regards to community theatre I believe the problem is not confined there. I know many actors who have found themselves performing scenes that have had no rehearsal at all at previews for such companies as Bell Shakespeare and MTC. In my opinion this is unforgivable and as a professional director it has always been a priority with me that actors are given adequate rehearsal as we expect a lot from them in return. In community theatre however it is a little different. As was pointed out earlier artists participating in community work have different reasons for being there, limited time to give and varying degrees of skill and as we probably all have experienced, quite often need to be replaced at short notice. Directors of community theatre too are often learning their craft part-time so to speak and sometimes will fall into traps that a more experienced or trained director would not. Should the shows be canceled because of this? I think not. In the long run I think most audiences are fairly forgiving of community theatre in areas they would not be of a professional show, and rightly so. At the end of the day I don't think there is significant long-term damage done to a club by one or two less than perfect shows and at the very least the individuals involved can take away their own ideas about how to work a rehearsal room and implement them in future productions. One further point Na - you come across as very aggressive. At no time did I suggest that the female perspective was under-represented on this site nor did I accuse anyone of being sexist. In fact I even stated that I knew they were not being so and was just making a small but important point - a point that came directly from language used in the thread so in it's way was not that far off topic after all. You appear to think that I have never visited this site before, read any of the topics or know any of the people who regularly contribute. In which case you defensive "get off our turf" attitude may be understandable if not excusable. In actual fact I have been a regular visitor to this site since it's inception and am fairly familiar with many of it's contributors. Your hostility toward me really quite took my breath away and I think really undermined the spirit in which this site was set up.