Dealing with low expectations

At work we're presenting a one-woman show. For the past month, the boss has been saying that it's just a small show, no big amount of work. Keep it simple. Two days ago I get a videotape of the show. Either Boss is blind, or he doesn't want the show to be as good as it can be. I design the lights for the shows, and can see that, on the tape, there are shifts and color changes, which are really involved, and better yet, artistically motivated by the story. The next day, we have our first and last meeting with the Artist. We walk thru the script (which she brought with her, nothing like foreplanning), and she details what she'd like to see. I've already made some color decisions, and with a few minor changes, can accomodate her. Not a big problem, but it's no small show. it averages out to two light changes per page of script. That's a lot. Not HUGE, but more than I was expecting. I spend the next morning writing cues, and by shortly after noon, get under way with a first and final dress rehearsal. The show looks really great. The set is a couple of fabric draped benches, but with no skimping on fabric, lots of layers to give a regal look, and a couple of hanging swags of fabric. The floor was originally going to be flat black, but we opted for a sand-colored faux texture treatment (which happened overnight). Simple, but pretty. We're only doing 4 performances of the show, so I can see why Boss wanted to keep it simple. But we're professionals dammit. We, as a company, are judged on how we present a show, regardless of who's show it is. We build a reputation based on how we are to work with, and whether we 'give satisfaction'. I don't care whether we have only 10 tickets sold or not, that's somebody elses failing. My department is going to look fabulous.
So is it being anal to want to do more and better when Boss has low expectations?