Theatre Etiquette - Multiple Shows?
Fri, 19 Oct 2007, 01:17 pmMeercat73 posts in thread
Theatre Etiquette - Multiple Shows?
Fri, 19 Oct 2007, 01:17 pmJust 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????
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Mon, 22 Oct 2007, 08:20 amWalter Plinge
It is nice to see some others opinions on the matter. The reason for my question is I am currently involved in a show that has a fair few songs in it - and after 5 weeks of a musical director singing the songs at us - and promising to give us backing tracks to sing to - she has left to start another show. This has left us with half of the backing tracks, a cast that has no idea as to how to sing each song, and 7 weeks until we go on!
I suppose I could understand if the cast was confident and the job was done - but to leave when the job you have accepted to complete is not even close to done is beyond me!
And now the cast is having to figure out their own way, change songs so that we will have backing and even decide who is in what becuase she didnt even bother to do that!
I have just noticed that a lot of people (at least in the South WA areas) tend to take on more than one show at a time - like she has - and then leave others to take up the slack when they cant deliver on both.