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.