You have to escape to survive, as you must survive to escape.
ADAM RAPPIn Chekhov, when people leave, a carriage is taking them away forever.
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I’ve written some criticism, and I really enjoy it because I think it’s important for people to know that theatre is vital.
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And there’s nothing like the feeling of perfection that will inspire repeated behavior.
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But when I’m writing I am just a big, irresponsible mess and I’m just impossible to get in touch with, and I don’t spend time with friends.
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The heart fills with warm rain that turns to mist and evaporates through a colder artery.
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I think I’m a little more daunted by when the machinery of the play is really huge.
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What I’ve learned in the last few years is that I am merely a storyteller.
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There must be some unwritten law that says about fifty people have to move into your house when somebody dies.
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I don’t know if I have the ability to write an ending like My Fair Lady’s, when everyone gets what they want after a few minor conflicts.
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A typical day for me is I’m writing when I’m not directing.
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You can’t run forever.
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There’s something exciting about that free fall, but then my life gets really screwed up.
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And now we have all this access to public transportation, automobiles and jets and the Internet
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You want the tension to escalate. Keeping them there is the hardest part, so you have to take away any excuse for them to leave.
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In Chekhov, when people leave, a carriage is taking them away forever.
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I won’t eat right. I forget to do my laundry. I have a dog now, and I have to remember to walk him.
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