Author! Author! Author?(play Ciao! submitted anonymously)(Brief Article)(Critical Essay)
American Theatre, July, 2001 by Drukman, Steven
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Imagine you're a playwright, and you've devised a new play about an Everyman sort of character named Arthur Allman. Imagine that your new play's plot revolves around Everyman's-- sorry, Allman's--overwhelming need to connect with his audience. How might you express what may be the universal need of every playwright ("Only Connect") while, at the same time, keeping yourself immune from critics' potshots ("Only Protect")?
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You might submit the play anonymously, which is exactly what somebody did with Ciao!, a black comedy running through Aug. 25 at ...
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