Should I direct?
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Topic: Should I direct?
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Should I direct?
Date Posted: 8/30/04 at 9:27am
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I know that our Community Theater Board of Directors is going to ask me to direct the upcoming fall dinner theatre musical (cast of 16 -mostly teens). The Board must be desperate because I have only directed once before - a short one-act this past spring with 7 in the cast, although I just finished stage managing and being AD for our huge summer musical with cast and crew of over 50 (what a nightmare to manage! We sold out every night and got rave reviews, though). Honestly, I would be more comfortable settling back into the AD or SM position - I feel that I simply don't have enough directing experience. I am intrigued but don't want to ruin the production - I haven't even been given the finished script yet! Anyone have advice? |
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Posted By: Keith D.
Date Posted: 8/30/04 at 10:25am
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Do you know of anyone who would be interested in the position or with whom you could co-direct? I don't know all the circumstances, but the board may want someone they know, and if you could be that person, they may let you work with someone you know and trust. That way everyone gets what they need: you get valuable experience and the theatre gets a great show. By the way. relax and enjoy this! You miight just suprise yourself. (My pep talk!) Good luck ------------- KND |
Posted By: dougb
Date Posted: 8/30/04 at 11:12am
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It worries me that you have not seen a "finished script" yet. I have read hundreds of new scripts and 99.9% of them are not worth producing. There are tens of thousands of scripts in the French and DPS catalogs (and on line) to choose from. If I was making my directing debut, I would want to work from a script that had passed the test of time and had been successfully produced by many other theaters. You are liable to be blamed when the show fails when the real problem was a terrible script. Just my thoughts.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 9/01/04 at 8:31am
Thanks for the replies. I just saw the script and it needs a LOT of work. I think we have to use it - the writer is on the Board of Directors (big mistake!). This new Community Theater really likes using original material by local writers - our audiences LOVE local talent. They still want me to at least co-direct it and have already found an SM (which is forcing my hand if I want to be involved). Now I feel like I have to help direct if only to save the production.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 9/01/04 at 8:37am
| Thanks for the replies. I just got hold of the (still unfinished) script and it needs work. Unfortunately the writer is on the Board of Directors (a huge mistake which I will bring up at the next meeting), so we will have to go ahead with this script. Our audiences LOVE having local talent and original dinner theaters. To force me to direct the President found another SM. She really wants me to at least co-direct. If I want to stay involved (and after reading the script I feel like I need to help salvage the production), I am going to say yes. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 9/01/04 at 8:39am
| Sorry for the double reply - the BB said that my first one didn't post! |