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One of the tricks to writing great plays is to get people in a room together and not let them leave. You want the tension to escalate. Keeping them there is the hardest part, so you have to take away any excuse for them to leave.

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Adam Rapp
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 15
Film Director
Novelist
Joliet
Illinois
Writing
Rooms
Escalate
People
Leave
Tension
Away
Tricks
Part
Plays
Together
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Excuse
Take
Hardest
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