The show opens tomorrow, and I’m thinking a lot about what I’m doing next, and what I want to be doing next. InFocus has a comprehensive interview with Joss Whedon who, toward the bottom, has this to say about TV directing, which I think is easily extensible to theater:

And I think part of running a show is having a vision for the show, and there’s a lot of different talents that you need. The tough thing about directing, and this goes for executive producing too, is nothing prepares you for it. I had editors who got a shot at directing. One fell on his face. One did brilliantly. I had cinematographers. I had actors. I had writers. Everybody wants a shot, and nobody is prepared. Because directing is almost like an alchemy. There’re so many different factors, so many different skills involved, the most important being communication and some visual sense.