Says he is to star in the first show at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, and will be playing opposite you, and is looking forward to meeting you and working with you. You promise to call him back. When you arrive at the theatre for work, the Company Manager meets you and excitedly tells you that the Festival has arranged for free housing for you. Food service is closed for the summer, but the Company Manager informs you that there are a number of reasonable restaurants close by. When you ask if it's possible to have a room by yourself, he says there are a number of inexpensive apartments available that you could rent yourself and that he'd be happy to help you arrange it.
All rehearsals begin and end on time, with the required rest periods every hour, etc.
E. A meeting of Equity members is called and you are elected Deputy. When nothing is done, on Thursday you speak to him again. He patiently points out to you that there is no way to change the program at this late date as they are all printed in advance for the whole week. You leave in tears, and go directly home to check the rule book, missing the cast party. You are relegated to a minor role with but six lines of a sad little song.