Size matters (but the smaller the better)
scene from GOING GOING GONEI love writing plays. It's liberating to write whatever I want, characters of any age, and no network executive insisting I make my antagonist more "likeable." But one issue I have is that because of today's economics, cast size and production requirements must be minimal to even hope for a production. Yes, Tom Stoppard can have a play with seventeen characters, but I'm not Tom Stoppa…