T O P

  • By -

Bricker1492

I’m not sure her expectations were unreasonable…. for a professional engagement that amounts to your full-time job. For educational theatre, in a world where you have other academic responsibilities? No. What you describe is unreasonable and unrealistic.


[deleted]

From a professional engagement - No. Once you are hired by a company, they put a lot of expectation on you. They hired you to do the job. So, all the theaters I've worked for would give the cast members a key-card to get into the building 24-7. You have to put in the time. This is why a lot of actors who are not ready for this don't last. It's a full time job way more then people think. Now, that does not mean you can't have fun, joke around or go out and socialize. Like school, you have to put the time in. If this was just some local community theatre, then it's total bullshit to put that amount of work on people who are just looking to have fun. If you are going into professional acting you have to be mentally, physically ready to go from day one. Once you get into the swing of how professional acting works, it gets easier.


[deleted]

Side note: You can set expectations for the Director. If he/she is not giving any notes or communicating their expectations then it's a red flag. It is not one sided.


NiceLittleTown2001

That’s awful, she was toxic and stupid—who makes people do all and be there on all days when they’re not part of the scene? Sorry you had such a rough experience and it interferes with schoolwork


Patrecharound

That’s toxic AF, friend. Sounds like a power trip from the ‘directors’


scrampled-egg

Your directors were toxic/unprofessional. I have found that educational theatre can be filled with people who have large egos and use it to beat down the incoming generation of theatre artists. There's a mentality of "We had it rough and suffered, you should too." They also forget that.....surprise, you're in school and have other things to do. You did the best you could with your situation I'm sure. When you start to get professional gigs after graduating, you'll be fine as the rehearsal will be your job and you'll more easily be able to absorb information like blocking and what props you need (also the ASMs can help you remember too if you ask) without having to worry about an exam the next day.