Marsha Norman - In the theater, when people hear that you're writing a play, they want to know w...

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In the theater, when people hear that you're writing a play, they want to know what it's all about, whether there's a role for them. You write it fairly quickly, and it becomes a group activity before you're really ready to have company.

Marsha Norman

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Wenn Menschen im Theater hören, dass Sie ein Theaterstück schreiben, möchten sie wissen, worum es geht, ob es eine Rolle für sie gibt. Sie schreiben es ziemlich schnell, und es wird zu einer Gruppenaktivität, bevor Sie wirklich bereit sind, ein Unternehmen zu haben.

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