The show was a complete success. The actors all turned up on time and performed excellently. Anytime the actors or musicians could not attend rehearsal or were late, they would contact me usually about an hour before hand to let me know of their whereabouts. The actors didn't learn everything until about a week and a half before hand, but it was only minor lines and blocking. The musicians were fantastic, without them the show wouldn't have even been half of what it was, they knew half the songs before we even began rehearsing and helped the whole cast with singing and timing. Nothing to do with the cast, more the producer, was that we didn't get the props and plants until a week before the show, so we had very little time for the puppeteers to get the lip syncing right, due to this I had to call people in every night that week.
If I were to do another brief for a show I would have more detail in it so everyone knew exactly what they were doing and when they were doing it. The show itself might have been better if I was older with more experience and control, because of this I don't think I will direct a project this big for a few years. If I did, I would make sure I had a full cast and band months before rehearsing, and generally be more organised and prepared, that was my biggest downfall, organisation.
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