Chris Laning wrote: > These experiences suggest that both designers and directors would be > happier in the end if, whatever the expectations are, they were > *written down* and agreed on ahead of time. I absolutely agree. My husband and a group of friends build sets for amateur theatre, so I've been reading this thread from the other side, as it were. Having had less and less time to build bigger and bigger sets in recent years, the latest show was an absolute monster - two structures, 20 ft high, 20ft wide and 8ft deep(just to have space for enough buttressing), which the director originally wanted to move in sight during scenes! They built it, securely enough that the theatre's resident stage manager allowed them to use it and move it, which was in question until the technical rehearsal, but only with the curtains closed and all cast off stage - but they have now written down conditions making clear that they can only do so much if just presented with plans at 6 weeks notice, and how much better it could be if they were involved in discussions about design and movement requirements at an early stage. Clearly understood expectations are always where it's at!
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