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Originally Posted by chris325
Now, just imagine a director/LD combo, or director/TD combo...  |
Ugh, that's me half the time, but then that's also many high school teachers. If I have students interested I'll pass off the job, but frequently at a small school it's hard to find designers - lighting, sound, set, costumes... Operators are a dime a dozen. I do the plots and sets for almost every show, which is taxing on me trying to supervise both talent and tech.
Regarding the original question, it depends on the temperament of the person assuming both roles. An artistic person as director, someone more like an actor, is a nightmare. A technical person as director might understand the rules a bit better. I've worked with both, and I hope I'm the second one. One yearly rental includes a person who likes to write, direct, and SM the show - and she's a nightmare on the headset and doesn't understand the director's boundaries. There's a reason why directors are usually not allowed around working areas once a show starts, and anyone doing a crossover role who can't respect those boundaries is going to create problems.
Personally I rely on my SM so much when I'm directing that I would hate to ever pull off a production without them. As someone above noted, there's no way I could divide my time in that manner and pull off the same quality I can when I have a strong SM next to me.