Professional Director for Spring Musical
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Professional Director for Spring Musical
Usually, the spring musical, the largest theatrical production of the year, is directed by students. This year, however, the university has hired a professional theater director, David Franks, to direct the show Mr. Franks has directed many plays during his long, distinguished career in the theater. University officials think the theater students who sing, dance, and act in the show will learn a lot from working with an accomplished director. Additionally, university officials believe that a professional director will attract larger student audiences. According to one official, “More students will come to see the show because they’ve heard of Mr. Franks before—they’ll recognize his name.”
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Now listen to two students discussing the announcement.
Man: Hey Paula! You usually act in these productions. What do you think about this decision?
Woman: I don’t like it at all. Man: But you’re a theater major, so wouldn’t this benefit you?
Woman: How can it if the guy they hired already has a busy career? He’s already directing several other shows in the city and from what I hear, he’ll only be on campus like once a week.
Man: Oh, that’s not much time.
Woman: I mean, I’m in this show and I’m afraid we’ll be left to work on the songs and practice the dances all by ourselves. This new director just won’t be able to give the show his full attention.Man: Hmm…
Woman: We’d be much better off with a student directing because a student can hold rehearsals more often. I mean, there’s no point to practicing if the director isn’t actually present. You don’t get as much out of it.
Man: Well, there is that other benefit to hiring him.
Woman: You mean getting more people to go? Actually, I think the university’s wrong there too.
Man: But isn’t the guy pretty famous?
Woman: Sure, famous in his field, in the world of the theater. Students like me who love musical theater, we know him, but the average student has no idea who he is. They’ve never even heard of him.
Man: Yea, actually I’ve never heard of him before myself.
问题
The woman expresses her opinion about the change proposed in the announcement. Briefly summarize the change then state her opinion about the change, and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
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According to the announcement, the university has hired a professional theater director to direct the spring musical, with the intention of providing a learning opportunity for theater students and attracting larger student audiences. However, in the conversation, the woman disagrees with this decision for a couple of reasons.
First, she points out that the director, who already has a busy career with several shows in the city, will probably only be able to come to campus once a week. This limited availability may result in students having to work on the songs and practice the dances by themselves, without much guidance. She argues that it would be better to have a student direct the show, as a student would be able to commit more time to the production.
Second, she mentions that while the director may be well-known within his field, to theater students like herself, the average student has likely never heard of him. Therefore, his involvement might not be as effective in drawing a larger audience as anticipated.
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