Putting it Together.

I have taken on the role of Assistant Director for the next show at The Suz. It's a funny thing, being AD. It depends on the Director, but the AD can be a nothing job or a huge one. I think this is going to be kind of big. This director has some aggression ( or lack there of) issues. He knows what he wants and he hopes that his actors know too. He tip toes around the heart of the matters and leaves a lot for the actors to find on thier own. Dinner theatre actors ( and this is a BROAD generalization) dont act well when left to thier own devices. Since they are mostly musical types - they only need to act to get from scene to scene.

That poses a problem when you are doing a murder mystery. It will be an interesting challenge to bring out the actor in some of these schmactors. As well as helping the director rise to the challenge. But that's my job... taking it all to the next level.