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????
Understand
Wed, 24 Oct 2007, 10:04 amWalter Plinge
I understand the problems in any show can be tracked back to a number of factors :)
I was more wanting to get others responses to the idea of leaving a show OR taking on another when you are already involved in a major way with another.
I have been out of the community theatre monster (And it can be a monster!) for a while, so I was suprised to find people taking on so much! And in this case, when the job you have accepted to complete is so obviously NOT complete, it just baffled me!
Of course it is only my opinion that this person didnt really care - they may have thought the job they were doing was actually enough - I dont know what is worse! Maybe I have been spoiled in the past with MD's that teach you the melody lines, harmonies, and all the rest and then give constructive feedback on where we could improve?
After more rehearsals since my previous posts - Im actually glad that the events have occured - our show is starting to really come together, and our cast is learning so much more about theatre and each other than we were - and when we perform it we will all know that WE worked HARD to get there :)