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The Commission That Goes Wrong (And Turns Out Right)
Several years back, I was commissioned by an actress to write a one woman show. I didn’t know her very well, so we met and talked about a few ideas she had. I came back to her a few months later with rough outlines of some story ideas, and we met with her husband who would be directing. They loved one of the ideas, and I went off to write. But about halfway into the first draft, I realized that the play would work much better with three actresses. I kept writing, hoping that she’d like the play so much she’d consider adding the two actresses and the commission would be fulfilled.
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