In this way we retain the tragedy and heightened emotion, but include the anguish felt by all the characters, not just the men. The two daughters, Antigone and Ismene, ages 12 and 8, interrupt the angry scene. Focus shifts from finding the truth to protecting the children from the truth. We come to realize all family members are affected by the lost of trust and love between parents. Performers put on plays.
Writers sit in a room alone with the lights turned out, creating other worlds in their heads.
I'm actually a novelist on adventure in the theatre. I began looking at drama as an avenue to improve dialogue scenes in my novels. And it worked. But I also found the collaborative atmosphere of theatre, the opportunity to workshop scenes before they are sent for rejection by publishers. Then I sorta fell into the well.