ok.. two things talked about in this thread bugged me.
1) All high schools don't always have musicians who can play instruments needed, say for a R & H show. We had no violin players, no cellists, no stringed instruments of any kind, save for a guitar player here and there and out of almost 2000 students we had probably less than 15 guitar players and maybe one string player. Where i went to high school.. yeah we had a drama class.. and we TRIED to put on productions. but there was nothing in the budget of the school/county to do this.
You have to think about what's going on in this country with all of the arts programs being slashed left and right.
2)Community theatre also is just that, community theatre. All members are volunteers.. not hired hands. If you bring in people from out of town it kinda takes away from the sense of community I think. Don't we do this stuff to have a good time and to be part of something to get away from our normal mundane lives? Why not sing along with an, albeit fake, orchestra.
So to sum all of this up. I love this idea. It makes everything better for the audience. Which in my opinion is the most important thing to theater, the connection. And in today's world most people *i.e. non-theatre folk* have a hard time making that connection if it sounds like a middle school talent show.
Sorry. But unfortunately we know it's true.
anything you do let it come from you and it will be new.
