[rocky] Professionalism killed the Rocky star

[jrising]

There was a fantastic discussion at the Rocky party about the state of the cast. The vocal consensus was this:

There's an undercurrent of over-professionalism at the show. In small but definite ways, the drive for professionalism stifles some of the fun of the show and makes working at it a chore. Because the show isn't as much fun, it isn't as good, and the audience has noticed. Both directors, theater 3, and Acid's absence were blamed for these problems.

It's so tough to disentangle real harmful effects from nostalgia. So, tell me: do you agree? Have we gained the world and lost our soul (or raised the bar and broken our backs)? The drive for screen accuracy can push us to do better, but if it drives out jokes and connecting with the audience-- if our performance just duplicates the film-- do we want it? The cast members used to work up the audience waiting outside before the show. Does anyone do that now? We have such a great group, and we can fix these problems, but maybe not without big changes.

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Comments

[grypes.livejournal.com]

This is true but it's been a while since such things have gone that route.

I was more addressing it from a similar angle as peaches did regarding outside of the show interactions and events. Where the bitchy, sketchy, moody folken get excluded for being bitchy, sketchy or moody and then get bitchy sketchy or moody about being excluded which only perpetuates the incidents and then they equate people behavior as being highschoolish when it just isn't.

Obviously no one should get blatant favoritism in comparison to their direct peers for simply being friends with those in charge within the shows construct but it's part of human nature to respond differently to those you've got a more valued connection with. To some that's cutting slack and others it's expecting more from them. It's never truely gonna be balanced.

[jdub0014.livejournal.com]

Not everyone will agree or think it's fair, but:

If people like you, you'll get further in life. Life isn't Valentine's Day in the 2nd grade when you have to give candy to everyone in the class. And neither is FBC. And I'm happy about that. It's like Darwin applied to social terms - survival of the fittest. Those who are well-liked, efficient, competent, etc. will get further, and in some essence I think that's "fair."

I don't at all know the situation that Sue is referring to, so I really am not trying to attack what she's saying. This is more of an agreement with Fang's response.

[grypes.livejournal.com]

I like when you reiterate my rants. You're very good at translating from my detached speak to something more comprehensible. :-D

By the way... I never got any candy from you. Why don't you like me!?

:cries and makes a post about how the lack of equal opportunity candy distribution is ruining the cast:

[jdub0014.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't be surprised to see that post from some people.