http://unitedstage.com/2010/01/06/never-enough-time-the-time-is-now/ Poetics in Live Performance Wed, 16 May 2012 18:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://unitedstage.com/2010/01/06/never-enough-time-the-time-is-now/#comment-452 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:23:37 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/never-enough-time-the-time-is-now/#comment-452 Deadlines are important in the theatre, Gordon, and most people do not know that a show only really fully comes together in the final 24 hours before opening night. It is a mad scramble to go live and many amateurs will get cold feet in that final 24 and either give up without pressing forward or postpone the inevitable chaos and never fulfill the promise of the show.

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2010/01/06/never-enough-time-the-time-is-now/#comment-451 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:01:02 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/never-enough-time-the-time-is-now/#comment-451 Sometimes it’s best to just set deadlines and say firmly, if you’re not prepared to meet them, find another play. When I did a director’s workshop program at Rutgers that seemed like the best way to get everyone on board!

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