This is part 3. Lately, the majority of plays I have seen have been from the academic theatres of colleges and high schools, but I believe these observations may be relevant to most theatre companies.
Audiences like to learn stuff.
All right, as a director, you ve done your homework. Directors make decisions ranging from which actors to cast to the color of the tablecloth using the text, genre, and philosophy of the play. Many of these things have to be researched to obtain a clear picture in the director s mind, and much of this information makes the play more interesting to the director and to the cast. I agree with you if you re thinking that this has nothing to do with the success of the play either it s effective or it s not. I was about to see.