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Position:Home>Theater & Acting> What do you do when your director has his/her head wedged in a warm tight space.Question: What do you do when your director has his/her head wedged in a warm tight space!.!.!.!? Just curious--when you KNOW the director is wrong!. How do you balance self-preservation and professionalism!?
Please no tedious sermons about how actors can't really know what is right and what isn't--been doing this stuff long enough to know when a director is out to lunch!. What exactly do you DO!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: That is a tricky scenario because of course the director has the final word!. First of all assume ( and hope) the director has decided on this choice for a reason they can support!. You can begin by approaching the director one on one and tell them you are having a hard time with such and such moment and and is there any way they can provide more guidance of what their vision for it is!. This will help them to see that you are coming from a place of respect and not simply judgment as well as hopefully opening up a dialog which perhaps will allow you to ask if you can try an idea you had as well!. Part of what makes a show work is that a director has a vision and the actors can then carry it through!. If you are truly struggling with something it is important that the director knows this but it is of course of equal importance that the director knows that you respect them!. Without both of those pieces you will accomplish nothing but resentment!. Take a small step back and treat the director as you would wish to be treated and then begin a discussion about where to go from here!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Politely and Respectfully ask if you could try something during rehearsal!. At best the director will see something better, at worst he will refuse!. If he does refuse, then you will pretty much have to play it his way - if you dont there is the possibility that everyone will go there own way, and the performance will be worse than even under bad direction!. Do the best you can with what the director gives you!. Remember Richard Dreyfuss playing Richard III in "Goodbye Girl"Www@QuestionHome@Com I'm not sure about this!. I say do what he tells you if you still want the job, but if your going to do something wrong, do it right (meaning do it well)!. I've only worked in a professional theater once!. I hope my advice has helped in some way!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |