I find it sad that I have to come on here every day and see these kinds of remarks that make it tedious for everyone at having to deal with these self-aggrandizing, self-appointed experts - or seemingly so. I would rather find the edification in what is shared here and for the most part I do. But as I said, there is one in every group (at least). Just keep doing what you're doing.  It sounds to me as though you have a great viewpoint on how you do what you do to have a superb experience with your group.  I think he who "examines his own motives" needs to do a lot more soul-searching to quit protesting too much as he accuses anyone else of doing. The MIRROR is a harsh but revealing thing to accept. As an actor who has also worked with loads of directors as well as being a director myself, I learn from everything and everyone and don't set myself above anyone regardless of what I think in terms of my own confidence or experience. Rather I choose to be a sponge to everything to make what I get to do that much more rich if it's going to be and fun if I can make it that. This is after all community theater and not Broadway or professional theater necessarily. And if I WANT TO WORK and have some fun, I cannot be so closed-minded or feel so superior that I limit my opportunities because I think I know more or am better than some director or it's "beneath" me as this member seems to think.  If some people are so good, they need to be doing it for a living and not criticizing everybody else  to try to make themselves look good. This is why I finally retired from doing it - just too many like this that I couldn't stand it anymore and did NOT want to grow to hate it because of this type of negativity or self-appointed authority and promotion. Seems to me - in my nearly 64 years that people like this I've known are trying to compensate for something else in their own sad existences. Ah well, no accounting for good sense I suppose in those cases. Neither do most of us have time for this kind of junk on this site even occasionally.  We'd do better to ignore it as much as possible and find the good things that we can share and discuss on here and let the rest pass by - as it surely will.

 

Good for you - keep up the great work.  And I like to read about your experiences. Seems you have a good handle on how to work with your group and make the most of everything you do with positive attitudes and outlook. It's a pleasure reading YOUR comments.

 

TonyDi

The only thing you can do with NDTenor is ignore him.  He has a Must Have the Last Word compulsion and was banned from another theater board for being a fire-starting troll.

 

As for his being an Expert with disdain for directors: a friend of mine saw NDTenor at an audition the other night.  His attitude was blatant - "Why are you wasting my time?  Just give me the part now."  The funny part being that he wasn't a good enough actor to hide this.

 

I have not responded to him directly on this board, nor will I.  And this will be my only post concerning him.  Again - the only way to handle him is to ignore him completely.