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To boldly go where too many regies have gone before

star_trek_thumbOkay, La Cieca is finally ready to add another hard and fast “don’t” to her Rules for Stage Directors.

To wit: Even if a scene calls for something fantastical, and even if the mezzo doesn’t actually walk out of the production when she first sees the costume… if your imagery immediately and inevitably screams “Star Trek,” well… just don’t!

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