Hi Megan!
I'm a big theatre fan, teach children's theatre, and am very involved in community theatre.
It does sound like you have a bit of a dud for a director! And that in itself is a good lesson....it's just a reality of theatre...there are good directors...bad directors...and you won't always agree with the way they all handle things. This sounds elementary, but, I hear ya girl....when you're working on something so important to you, and you want it to be the best possible, it's fruuuuustrating when the person in charge doesn't seem to have much of a "vision" for it.
I'm a bit of a perfectionist, AND a control-freak
, so it's hard for me when I know things could/should be better. But, that's certainly another lesson of the theatre...the director drives the bus, even when you don't like it. Try not to stress about it, because it's not YOUR responsibility, or fault, it's HIS. When I'm disappointed in a production experience, I just tend to keep my head down, my mouth shut, do my best at whatever I DO have control over, and just ride it out and approach it philosophically:
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as an added bonus.... Whatever doesn't work well will be a "what NOT to do" lesson
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Exactly!
I'm sympathizing with you, because I think anyone's who ever been involved much in any kind of program or performance has certainly "been there". I think EVERYTHING I've ever done has been at that "there's no way we'll ever get this together" stage, and then, as you know, it miraculously happens.
And sometimes, I almost think it makes a performance better if the actors DO feel that pressure on THEMSELVES to get it together and pull it off.
And think of it this way...if other aspects of the show are lacking (choreography, etc).....that just gives YOU the opportunity to steal the show.