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Art Is How A Culture Records Its Life, How It Poses Questions For The Next Generation And How It Will Be Remembered.

If Someone Wants To Say 'i Love You' In A Straight Play, They Say It, And Then It's The Other Person's Turn To Talk. But In A Song, You Can Sing About It For Another Three Minutes. The Musical Form Has That Unique Opportunity To Express At Length What Joy Really Feels Like.

There Is No Point In Trying To Remember Your Dreams ... There Is Only The Unspeakable Joy Of Eavesdropping On Your Spirit, Catching Tiny Glimpses Of Its Independent Life, Resting For A Moment In Its Wisdom, Puzzling, Laughing Sometimes, Over What It's Up To, What It Makes Of You.

On The Whole The American Theater, Dominated By Men, Does Not Perceive Women Fighting For Their Lives As A Central Issue.

In The Theater, When People Hear That You're Writing A Play, They Want To Know What It's All About, Whether There's A Role For Them. You Write It Fairly Quickly, And It Becomes A Group Activity Before You're Really Ready To Have Company.