It's all about community theater. My best experiences in community theater have always involved zero involvment of professional theater people. My worst experience in community theater involved too damn many theater divas (damn you poindexter. . .). Stick with community theater, and you will be a happier person.
Louis
P.S. Have you been reading a lot of british novels or what? "theatRE"? "Flat"? Weirdo. 8]