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Theatre Etiquette - Multiple Shows?

Fri, 19 Oct 2007, 01:17 pm
Meercat73 posts in thread
Just wondering what everyones opinion is on taking on more than one show at a time in community theatre? Examples: A Director or Musical Director taking on two projects and then splitting their time between the two (OR neglecting one in favour of the other!) A leading actor accepting a role in another production then having to divide their time between roles. My opinion is that you need to commit to one project, so that you can make the best show you can and put all your effort into it. It always seems that others have to pick up the slack for those that accept more than they can handle? Just my opinion and I am interested to hear what others think, as it seems a lot of people now have more than one project going at once. I cant imagine doing this, as once Im in a show - I can only think about one role, one set of songs, one set of dances and so on????

I agree: the more projects

Fri, 19 Oct 2007, 04:11 pm
I agree: the more projects you do, the less you'll be able to give to them. Of course, it depends on your roles: as a techie, you can often work on several shows at once, without it majorly affecting the overall performance; and as an extra in a TV/film show (for say, a one-off shooting day), you can certainly still work on a theatre show without it affecting your performance. That being said, it's generally discouraged to work on more than one show at a time. Sticky Apple Legs www.freewebs.com/stickyapplelegs Puppets in Melbourne www.thepromptcopy.com/pip My puppets www.collectzing.com/collection/137/

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