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"Close-Up Space" is Too All Over the Place by Jan Simpson

What are they teaching in drama schools and playwriting workshops?    I ask because so many playwrights today seem to think all they need is snappy dialog and then voilà, they have a play. It's like they all graduated from the Henny Youngman School of Dramaturgy.  What happened to full-bodied characters, compelling situations, challenging ideas?   I found myself thinking about these questions …

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 07:59AM on January 4, 2012

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