Theatre Etiquette - Multiple Shows?

It's a funny world indeed. In England panto often only has a seven day rehearsal period (9.00 to 6.00 daily, last two days are actually in the theatre) so you learn the lot in that time. It works out at about 60 hours to do everything. Back to the original topic. Had a similar experience to one poster above, discovered the guy we'd cast had dropped out of a show, which he'd started rehearsing for another company, to take the lead in ours. Because it was the lead and the other show role wasn't? Who knows?? I know actors have egos, of course we do, but that's just arrogance with a capital "A". I also know someone who repeatedly takes on multiple roles for different companies which overlap...sometimes by far too much. This person is never home, they are always at a rehearsal...sorry, I'll correct myself...or they are ill (because of over-rehearsing?!?) Some overlap is understandable, albeit tiring as Tari is discovering, but you owe it to yourself to learn what your personal limit is and not be so rude as to give "second best" or "good enough" to someone else's vision. Good luck to the cast who are pulling it together (break lot's of things!!) Rapunzel "Papa, where is Mama? They tell me she has gone away, where is she?"