Sorry for being so late in replying to this, but I agree with you. Your director did not handle things professionally and obviously "you didn;t know who was the culprit." As a director, I take notes at every practice. In particular, I look for things that keep popping up, but there is a way in which you deliver them. What I do is have a comment for every character in my productions. I also say something positive and one area that I would like to see improvement. It can be anything from blocking to volume. That way, no one feels singled out and I always do it politely. I also don't like the fact that he said you were ruiing the show. A production is a team effort and it involves everyone meaning if the show is good, give everyone credit. If the show is bad, give everyone a piece of the blame.

Dear Actors,

As a Director and an Actor in Community Theater and beyond, I have been on both sides of this topic. I agree with the respondants that these directors actions are amature at best. When I direct, I try and fix situations in rehearsal before they become show time peeves. The actress/actor who was "stealing the scene"- The director needs to talk to you during rehearsal and find a way to minimalize your presence or action within the scene. That is a blocking issue and any good director would have the good sense to fix it, and the better sense to be upfront to his/her actors.

The Actor/Actress with the "Picked then Released" problem- Totally unprofessional action in any theater. That director needs to find a new hobby. Unless you were Drunk, endangering other actors,or just a royal pain in the butt head case, you should have been kept in the role. If you had done your job (Lines, blocking, character building...) then there is no reason to dismiss you other then that the directer had another motive (use your imagination...it happens unfortunately)

My advise is to remember these as lesons learned, shove off and drive on. There are more theaters, more plays, more actors out there and most are alright. The only thing we, as actors have control of is us- That is our craft, our behavior, and our professionalism. If these things are in check, then that is the best you can do.