Drama

We are all actor-playwrights in our own lives. Some of us maintain a droning Greek Chorus which tells us to expect the worse from our own mythology. Some of us compose a romping, farcical musical. Most of us plagiarize a script from our parents and grandparents with new sets and costumes. Whatever the play may appear to be about, Act III  usually reveals the truth of it. 

It is important to know the true identity and motivation of the cast in my play. Whether I am protagonist or antagonist, it serves me well to study all the action and my place in it. If I do not want to plagiarize the plays of my forebears, I must work very hard to remain creative, to improvise, to change a scene. Ultimately, I must recognize that I am part of a bigger play, a collaborative effort. My play is always a play within a play.