Am now face with the issue of confronting a director with a potentially fragile ego regarding his work in a community play
that may go on the rocks unless the actor is integrated into the play. As far as directing a play is produced the actor is aware that the director must direct the actor's actions...I take it that some novice directors think all they have to do is have the actor read is script and then wait for blocking to be done after lines are remembered...not the case in professional theatre or if you want to get anywhere near that.
One approach to coping with the disorganized director is to speak to the producer whose backing is responsible for the release of the play in the first place. And it is the method of approach that is a key element in the social discourse and harmony that should be addressed in the play development in the first place. The actor is also a human being and has the right to question why the director has not blocked his actions yet, or why he has held back and if his views are conflicting than maybe the latter should rethink his tactics especially if weeks are running by, the actor is still not off book and has no or little sense of how to enter into a particular character role...or what types of interpretations might be available to him. And still the director still has the notion that the blocking is somehow secondary to the learning of the script!!?
The same approach to facing the director could be applied to a variety of situations where expertise comes as a matter of getting involved with new learning experiences. A new director like a new craftsman has to be open to constructive criticism which will benefit him/her in the end. Or he can stay where he his and pout with a wounded fragile ego and say to himself that nobody wants to accept 'his method'.