Why is community theatre so bitchy?

> What you say is valid of course but having to put up with it> constantly wears you down and intimidates you into submission. We> can't be that strong all the time and sometimes you just can't win> so you give up and fade away instead.That is a problem - there is possibly a lot who have transient membership and wonder why they have no reusable resources, If not their membership has shrunk or at least stagnated over the years. But I doubt there is an easy fix?In the long run, when they have stuffed it up, they move on - And so the cycle starts again. Unless they stop look in the mirror - which most warm props, have been known to do from time to time - Then ask themselves the question of why? or "What are we about"? Then the greatest expectation is waiting for them to answer it, or is that going too far! - So what hope is there?Teri from Scarp - gave a good suggestion to hold Administration Guild type workshops. Because if the Club has a problem, it's nearly always poor or misguided management, "Da fish - sha' a'l wa's stink frum de head".Maybe instead of fighting fire with fire or water, possibly suppression should be next best thing - have an ombudsman or at least get them some training - If that don't work, then extinguish them all?Joe McCabe