The theater is a communal event, like church. The playwright constructs a mass to be performed for a lot of people. She writes a prayer, which is really just the longings of one heart.

Marsha Norman
The theater is a communal event, like church. The playwright...
The theater is a communal event, like church. The playwright...
The theater is a communal event, like church. The playwright...
The theater is a communal event, like church. The playwright...
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The theater is a communal event, like church. The playwright constructs a mass to be performed for a lot of people. She writes a prayer, which is really just the longings of one heart. The playwright then uses this prayer to create an event, which brings these people together.

She makes them participate in something that is meaningful (the play) and exciting (the performance). When they leave the theater, she knows they will tell their friends and family about it and so this performance will live on.

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