We attended St. Joseph's Prep's performance of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." Eileen Cella, our friends' daughter, starred with a cast that numbered --well it seemed like it-- 40. A period piece, this play within a play seems a good choice for a high school senior musical as it probably employed the entire drama club and then some. Think about the director's role: coordinating all the logistics, coaching individual performers to bring out their best, and then choreographing such a large ensemble to clockwork perfection (and they were perfect). Add to this complexity the nature of this play's variables --the audience votes on the ending and on who "gets the girl"-- so the ending of every performance is different!
It's a direct correlation to think about our own roles --both at home and at work-- as the director's responsibilities, and take a bow for making it through a different ending every day!
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Your last sentence is so profound and inspiring. Thanks!
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