Then one day, I had to stop and tell the actors 'I'm sick of it. I sent them away, and I cut 75 percent of the text. I do rewrite a lot, and there are so many permutations of the staging. I can't see things right the first time. I have to see things bad a few times.
Theater is about re doing it.
Foreman does cater to some basic theatergoing needs. His shows may be densely layered and maddeningly circuitous, but they have pacing, a geometric beauty in their design, and an undeniable entertainment factor if you allow yourself over the foreboding threshold of mystery. I thanked him, then I thought, maybe that's not a compliment. In my gut, I want it to have the razzle dazzle of theater. The arc of excitement, the building of the resolution.