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I had a sort of bad experiences as a playwright early on, when directors were putting in huge concepts that I didn't intend, or they were stylizing something that was compromising the play, so I started to think like, well if I'm going to fight against this, I should learn how to direct.

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Adam Rapp
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 15
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