I had a sort of bad experiences as a playwright early on, when directors were putting in huge concepts that I didn’t intend, or they were stylizing something that was compromising the play
ADAM RAPPI don’t mind him not talking so much, because you can hear his voice in your heart
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In Chekhov, when people leave, a carriage is taking them away forever.
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My life has been in shambles, like my personal relationships, my laundry, paying bills now I have someone who pays my bills and it’s always been a challenge because it overwhelms me.
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I try not to write more than two or three, I try to just write one if possible
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You can’t run forever.
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My work is always more emotional than I am.
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Grief does not expire like a candle or the beacon on a lighthouse. It simply changes temperature. It becomes a kind of personal weather system.
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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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The same way you can hear a song in your head even if there isn’t a radio playing; the same way you can hear those blackbirds flying when they’re not in the sky
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And there’s nothing like the feeling of perfection that will inspire repeated behavior.
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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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Obviously the power of the Times is discouraging. It’s killing new plays, demolishing one after another.
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You can always count on the New York Times to cut your legs off.
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Whenever I’ve been in rehearsals, it’s really fun, there’s always laughing.
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I feel that I am just a storyteller, and whether I am wearing the director hat or the playwright hat, it doesn’t matter.
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I’ve never really felt good at the parties, but I have enough friends now that I feel social, I used to feel very antisocial, but I think the theater helps.
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