Despair in dramatic characters isn't necessarily dramatic. Woe-is-me on the stage can easily translate into woe-are-we in the audience. So should theaters ignore despairing, even suicidal characters? No, but playwrights and directors often feel compelled to go to great lengths to prevent us from falling asleep during their pity parties. Â READ MORE
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:19PM on August 22, 2011