Norman's own career changes have been equally as subtle. Norman has been a moving force in American drama for many years. Her work examines some of the most difficult life and death questions with which everyone wrestles from time to time. You don't know how long they are going to be here or whether you are going to be glad they came or upset that they came. You have no idea when they are going to leave.
Some ideas stay for a month and are never thought of again.
Some of the ideas, on the other hand, she wishes would go home sooner. You don't know what it's going to mean for you. You don't know if it's just going to cause trouble and heartache. She knows how to introduce these people to the director who will ultimately put them on stage for all to see. The right directors, according to Norman, must understand the characters the same way the playwright does and must find their physical life.