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Lore and Legends.(Review) (book review)

American Theatre,  October, 2000  by Pierre, Karly

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PLAYWRIGHTS AT WORK: THE PARIS REVIEW

George Plimpton, ed., The Modern Library, New York. 411 pp, $15.95 cloth.

What shouldn't you do if you're a young playwright? Don't bore the audience! I mean, even if you have to resort to totally arbitrary killing onstage, or pointless gunfire, at least it'll catch their attention and keep them awake. Just keep the thing going any way you can.

--Tennessee Williams's advice to young playwrights

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