Originally posted by jayzehr . But it always amazes me what happens when the lights go on and there's an audience in the house.

Isn't that crazy!  It seem like no matter how chaotic a rehearsal period or tech week is, the show almost always runs so well, so smoothly that the audience has no idea what we've gone thru to get there. I wonder if that's part of the reason that many of us continue to be involved with our local theater scene. Are our most lasting memories of the run of the show itself?  Do we mentally record and photograph how it felt to be on stage or see your production with an appreciative and enthusiastic audience and let the memories of the rehearsals begun late or mis-run or under-attended fade into the background?

I have to ask, Why would you tryout for this show in the first place?  Directors do this all the time and we all know it.  If you don't like it, don't do the show.  Either put up with it or get on your board and make sure that person doesn't direct.