The producer oversees all the business aspects of the production, coordinating everything that does not involve the events on stage. If you are lucky, this job goes to someone other than the director. However, in many amateur organizations one person handles both tasks. While it can be fun to imagine yourself as a neighborhood Hal Prince, you'll get some princely headaches along the way.
The director has the final say on all artistic aspects of a production, and is in charge of everything that happens on stage. This person must be a mixture of dictator, diplomat, artist, mind reader and drill sergeant.
Example: At Higgins High, brave Mr. Doolittle is acting as both producer and director. (Ah, what fools these mortals be . . .)
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