This is the only constructive approach to an auth...

2010-07-09T13:14:18.322-07:00

This is the only constructive approach to an author's presence at rehearsals I have read. The author's intentions must be on the page; questions not answered by the text are those shades of color the actors and directors are required to reflect.

I enjoy the raw vision of a new play, and love being part of the final polishing process - but the job of writing belongs to the writer. Many actors become confused when shaping text, their interests divided. Directors must fill the seats, and everyone else seems (with an author present) the sudden expert.

Thanks to you for a concise, balanced view of this dynamic process.

-Lewis Rhames

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