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[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by Alex

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.