Mr. Genius Stage Director has known from day one that, due to the configuration of the two theaters we’re singing in (there’s no pit, apparently), the orchestra has to be on stage. And stage left. And yet this goddamned m*@$&@#*er still staged the damned thing without taking that into consideration. The result is that 80% of the cast can’t, at one point or another, establish direct eye contact with the conductor.
So, as someone who doesn't know much about music, is this a big deal? Whenever I watch video, the musicians are all staring at their sheets while the conductor flails about, his movements not really matching anything that I can detect.