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I am against the idea.

Let alone the management ability issue, the two roles (SM and director) are two opposite things, the SM should try to control when the director's imagination went too far and also why we need SM is because the director, who handle the artistic side of plays, need someone to handle the technical and operational issues.

I dunno to what degree does ur director mean by stage managing...if he's cueing it too it's crazy. How can a director focus on the acting if he has a bunch of cues to call?

I am sure there are people who are good at both directing and SMing, but to me doing both at the same time is not gonna work.