Ideas For a Showcase: My role

I have been recently thinking- over the course of my half-term break- about how i as a musician will be able to fit in to this seemingly large showcase performance under the theme 'Everybody has a story'. During the course of these two years however, i have realised that i particularly enjoy working alongside the actors when preparing for a performance in the way that i can have some kind of input that will improve their performance further, for example by coming up with various ideas for different arrangements of certain scenes. Rather than being completely segregated from the other groups of actors, i can pitch in and get involved with their work to have some kind of positive influence on their preparation. Bearing this in mind, i thought it would be great if i could have this type of role again, as rather than taking a back-seat and sticking to the music, i will be able to help out the actors perhaps in some ways. However, i must be able to balance my work with the actors with my own personal preparation in the way that i must make sure that i have learnt my pieces correctly and that i am able to play the piece fluently, and only then will i be able to get involved a lot more. This requires a considerable amount of hard work, so i will need to be very focused during these preparation sessions if i am certain about this choice, so that i can balance these factors out equally and i can minimise the risk of error within my performance. If oush comes to shove, perhaps when the piece is significantly complex and in which i must practice a lot more, then i will have no choice but to take a back-seat, but if i can handle this certain piece and have prepared well, then i should be able to have the type of role i want in the showcase.