After the rehearsal, she calls all of the actors and actresses by their stage names and critiques their performances. Other than the time and energy directors put in, they also are responsible for their vision making it to the stage. Though the playwright and director might disagree over how something should be done, playwrights usually yield to the director's vision. Alcorn said he has no problem with someone else directing his play. If you have a director with a vision, it's the best thing you could do for anything you write.
Stage managers are another integral part of any performance.
The stage manager is in charge of writing everything down. The student performers had to audition for the one acts a few months ago. Some are actually performing in more than one show. Others are writers and directors for other plays. I've been very, very fortunate as a freshman to be doing so much.