I'm sure we all have a few questions along these lines. Anyone care to share?
Why is it that nobody ever reads my e-mails--unless I make a minor error in spelling or grammar, in which case I never hear the end of it?
Why is it that theatres keep putting up with the jerk who hides in the shadows backstage, emerging only to re-arrange the unattended props tables in order to confuse the actors who would never dream of misplacing their "thing... you know, the thing I need for this entrance, god, I don't even know, just help me find it"?
Why is it that "please sign the callboard" is seen as such a controversial, demanding, dictatorial command by the exact same people who view "sweetie, I know we're at places, but could you pop out and grab me some cigarettes?" as an utterly benign request?
Why is it that, even if you glow-tape your stage until it begins to look like an airport runway, there's always that one cast member who will be just one single step out of the light at the one crucial moment? (And why is it that the director never notices, but the lighting designer always does--from the building across the street, while sound asleep and hung over, no less?)
