In a message dated 6/20/02 12:12:01 AM, Billbrpt@AOL.COM writes: << I took the opportunity to interpret the script in a way which shocked some people but which was also very funny from a role that most people play very conservitavely. This had the effect of "stealing the show". I even had to reassure the guy I was playing against not to take what I did as an actor personally, that it was only acting. He picked up on that and it made his role more interesting too. >> This strikes me as typical of a community theatre production. Where is the director when these choices are being made? In professional theatre, where I dwelt for 25 years, you would not be given the "opportunity to interpret the script in a way which shocked" anyone unless the director had a say in it. I was also amused by your phrase, "the guy I was playing AGAINST", as if it were some sport or competition. If there is an analogy between theatre and sport, it would be that the acting ensemble is a TEAM, not individuals vying against one another. Don't quit your day job. Tom Sivak
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