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If we make well-crafted plays that express the essence of what it is to be human, then theatre will have a future...
Raymond Bobgan, Artistic Director, Cleveland Public Theatre
AT25: An Eye on the Future, American Theatre, April 2009

Lilly on Talking About Writing

June 7th, 2010

I’ve come to the place where I’m not sure any writer can see the truth about his own writing, no matter how hard he tries. They’re fancy talkers about themselves, writers. If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don’t listen to writers talking about writing or themselves.

“Lillian Hellman Talks of Love and ‘Toys’” New York Times, February 21, 1960

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