Several years ago, I directed a community theater production of The Wizard of Oz. During the weeks of rehearsals, I directed from the seats where the audience would eventually sit. When the performances actually started, I watched from the back of the room behind the audience. Only this time, I wasn’t watching the action on stage. I was watching the audience’s reactions.
One night, during intermission, I was back stage with the cast and several were commenting that it was a “dead” crowd. They weren’t laughing or applauding very …
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