This is old, but I love it.
I was in a production of "Moon Over Buffalo" last winter. Everyone kept talking about how great our director was. I was of a different opinion. I put it to you, friends, to decide. I call this entry:
THINGS SAID BY MY "BRILLIANT" DIRECTOR DURING REHEARSALS FOR "MOON OVER BUFFALO"
1. "Boffo? That's short for Buffalo." (Anyone who has seen "Muppets Take Manhattan" knows that's not true. "Boffo, Lenny! Socko, Lenny!" Hehehe.)
2. "I don't care what the text says, how old do you think your character is?"
3. "I had a friend of mine, a former librarian, check on that 'House of Usher Repertory Theater' line, and he says there's nothing. It's just a throw-away line." (I have two problems with this. A) What the hell kind of librarian doesn't at least vaguely recognize the title of a Poe story? B) Ahem, GOOGLE.
4. "Horatio is Hamlet's best friend, right? And he keeps an eye on Ophelia for Romeo?" (I have a theory that Ophelia wasn't driven mad by her boyfriend killing her dad. She was torn between two lovers.)
5. "You need a jacket, it's October. The play takes place in October. Oh, in June? Oh, maybe the first run opened in October... Whatever, she still says it's chilly out."
6. "I'm not sure what the 'forest of Arden' is about."
7. "Make sure you get that "Cyrano" line right. Paraphrasing is one thing, but you cannot misquote Shakespeare." (Ah, at last, the lost play is found!)
Keep in mind, most of these statements were answers to actors attempting to get a better understanding of the material. Good freakin' luck.
THINGS SAID BY MY "BRILLIANT" DIRECTOR DURING REHEARSALS FOR "MOON OVER BUFFALO"
1. "Boffo? That's short for Buffalo." (Anyone who has seen "Muppets Take Manhattan" knows that's not true. "Boffo, Lenny! Socko, Lenny!" Hehehe.)
2. "I don't care what the text says, how old do you think your character is?"
3. "I had a friend of mine, a former librarian, check on that 'House of Usher Repertory Theater' line, and he says there's nothing. It's just a throw-away line." (I have two problems with this. A) What the hell kind of librarian doesn't at least vaguely recognize the title of a Poe story? B) Ahem, GOOGLE.
4. "Horatio is Hamlet's best friend, right? And he keeps an eye on Ophelia for Romeo?" (I have a theory that Ophelia wasn't driven mad by her boyfriend killing her dad. She was torn between two lovers.)
5. "You need a jacket, it's October. The play takes place in October. Oh, in June? Oh, maybe the first run opened in October... Whatever, she still says it's chilly out."
6. "I'm not sure what the 'forest of Arden' is about."
7. "Make sure you get that "Cyrano" line right. Paraphrasing is one thing, but you cannot misquote Shakespeare." (Ah, at last, the lost play is found!)
Keep in mind, most of these statements were answers to actors attempting to get a better understanding of the material. Good freakin' luck.