Lisa
Member
Hey!
Since I know how experienced you all are here, and how comparatively experienced I'm not really, I thought I would ask for some advice from you guys. ^^
So, I’m SMing a show [combination/conglomeration of dance + singing acts] with two directors, and they work surprisingly well together, for co-directors. Both terribly dedicated to the show, both extremely charismatic, both great role models, etc.
One of them goes through these weird mood swings all the time – always ridiculously excited about the show, but sometimes overly worried and sometimes overly optimistic. Example: sometimes he’ll only want rehearsal if all of the vocalists are there, but sometimes it’s fine if they aren’t. Sometimes he’ll insist that I be there for the whole time no matter what, and sometimes he doesn’t care [obviously, I’ll stay anyway]. I know that directors can and will be this way, but it’s definitely scaring the actors, and I admit to being unsure how to react to it – I see part of my job as being there to support the directors, in particular, and I’m just not sure how I should do that when I can’t predict what sort of mood they’re in.
Anyway, just thought I would throw that out there. How do you guys deal with unpredictable directors? Share some stories. ^^ What are some secret tips you have?
<3 Lisa
Since I know how experienced you all are here, and how comparatively experienced I'm not really, I thought I would ask for some advice from you guys. ^^
So, I’m SMing a show [combination/conglomeration of dance + singing acts] with two directors, and they work surprisingly well together, for co-directors. Both terribly dedicated to the show, both extremely charismatic, both great role models, etc.
One of them goes through these weird mood swings all the time – always ridiculously excited about the show, but sometimes overly worried and sometimes overly optimistic. Example: sometimes he’ll only want rehearsal if all of the vocalists are there, but sometimes it’s fine if they aren’t. Sometimes he’ll insist that I be there for the whole time no matter what, and sometimes he doesn’t care [obviously, I’ll stay anyway]. I know that directors can and will be this way, but it’s definitely scaring the actors, and I admit to being unsure how to react to it – I see part of my job as being there to support the directors, in particular, and I’m just not sure how I should do that when I can’t predict what sort of mood they’re in.
Anyway, just thought I would throw that out there. How do you guys deal with unpredictable directors? Share some stories. ^^ What are some secret tips you have?
<3 Lisa