Should there be light?

Chris Holcom was the first BOB with lights. Before then it was always performed with just the work lights on.

Originally Tim Crouch performed the piece this way. However, in my defense I feel it helps to continue the idea of "the actor's nightmare". This is a performance, a fact that one can sometimes forget due to the nature of the play. So why shouldn't it have a basic design?

After the first few run-throughs with all the tech in place and heading into opening night, the BOBs started shifting out of the center of the light. Will this happen more? I'll see at the end of the weekend. The actors we have seen usually follow a set down pattern...Usually. But this thing is never the same twice. Some actors are more defiant than others, some more aggressive than you'd ever expect.

The compromise of production VS. Process is always a difficult one artistically, but the real question is: Are we doing right by the play?

AN OAK TREE has a very tender story that is infused into a rather raw experience.
But it is also theater, and I think that several creative minds, and one extremely responsible actor have have taken a lot of care with this piece and I am extremely proud and honored to have been a part of it.

And why is everyone afraid to comment?