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Talking Back: A Model for Postperformance Discussion of New Plays

The process of developing a new play typically involves some form of public reading of early drafts. For the most part, this is useful; the experience helps the writer answer questions about plot, character, theme, emotional involvement—all those elements that we take for granted when we ask, “Does the play work?” While sometimes these answers come to writers during the performance, it’s become standard procedure to host public discussion afterward and to let the audience express its opinions. And this is where things start to go wrong.