This is great, thanks for this. On some level I’ve always felt that I’m doing too much with stage directions - particularly when compared with plays published in the last 15 years or so - but to me it seems crucial to the storytelling. If I’m not telling you when someone is dawdling then I’m leaving out vital information.
This is such a great way to describe that initial moment when a play grabs the audience for real. Electric stuff when it works.
This is great, thanks for this. On some level I’ve always felt that I’m doing too much with stage directions - particularly when compared with plays published in the last 15 years or so - but to me it seems crucial to the storytelling. If I’m not telling you when someone is dawdling then I’m leaving out vital information.
I don't think playwrights get enough credit for director-proofing their scripts. It's a full-time job.
What's the difference between a beat and a pause? I've thought a bear meant a change of direction?
Beautiful work. I love “staging the psyche.” Yes!