Saving the play when the script is a dud




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Summary: Some scripts read well, but don’t play well How do you save the show when the script that seemed great when you picked it, starts looking like a disaster once rehearsals are underway? Community theatre play selection is usually a careful process. Selection committees read dozens of scripts, consider their potential casting, and create a season the theatre’s patrons will like. But once in a while, there’s a play script that makes for a great read but somehow falls flat when the actors get hold of it. And the problem is, the director may not realize it until it’s too . . . → Read More: Saving the play when the script is a dud