It's very well structured as a comedy. I wonder what it looked like as a drama.
It's certainly got all the trauma
you need for a drama.
Could it be that all the laughter
was added after?
Thursday, April 07, 2016
Arsenic and Rewriting
Have I mentioned I'm playing Officer Klein in Arsenic and Old Lace? I have read that the author originally intended the play as a grim study, but that some Broadway producers convinced him to turn it into a comedy.
It's very well structured as a comedy. I wonder what it looked like as a drama.
It's certainly got all the trauma
you need for a drama.
Could it be that all the laughter
was added after?
It's very well structured as a comedy. I wonder what it looked like as a drama.
It's certainly got all the trauma
you need for a drama.
Could it be that all the laughter
was added after?
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