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flippyshark · 05-10-2012, 02:19 PM

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Well, first question I'd ask is why is that scene in the play? By itself it is indeed completely meaningless, but how does it fit into the entirety, presumably one of those two readings wouldn't really make sense.

(Note: Absolutely no scriptwriting experience so questions may be lame.)

I can't tell you how many times I've seen even good actors and directors miss really obvious context and give missed-opportunity readings to dialogue that should have revealed subtext. So, I'm often inclined to spell it out. As an actor, I don't mind seeing such clues in a script. But it seems to be frowned upon in, at least in some of the literature on the subject.

Kevy Baby · 05-10-2012, 02:32 PM

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I heard him ask his mother,"Does Dad work at Home Depot?" His mom rolled her eyes and answered "Yeah," with a disinterested tone bordering on contempt.

My first impression was that Dad stood out with the day laborers in front of Home Depot

Strangler Lewis · 05-10-2012, 05:17 PM

No character anywhere for any purpose should ever roll his or her eyes. Unless either 1) your play is going to be a zany tween piece for the Disney Family channel; or 2) Mom is rolling her eyes not out of disappointment with dad or the fact that her son hasn't been paying attention to anything around him but because she has the hyperexaggerated gestures of the crack addict.

flippyshark · 05-10-2012, 05:50 PM

Duly noted. No images/smilies/roll.gif .

€uroMeinke · 05-10-2012, 06:46 PM

Perhaps a dialogue isn't the right medium. Maybe a monologue retelling of you original post in mechanized monotone like a Laurie Anderson piece.

Strangler Lewis · 05-11-2012, 09:42 AM

Or a Joe Frank work in progress.

SzczerbiakManiac · 05-11-2012, 01:23 PM

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flippyshark · 05-11-2012, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

Way More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Animaniacs

Wonderful! What a great show. I miss it.

Betty · 05-11-2012, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by flippyshark

Wonderful! What a great show. I miss it.

Those are the facts!

CoasterMatt · 05-11-2012, 02:47 PM

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