Neil LaBute, Katori Hall, Quiara Alegría Hudes, And Other Playwrights On How They Think Of Audiences

Hudes: "If you write solely to suit the audience, you'll be chasing your tail. That being said, I study them very closely - where they laugh, where they lean in, where they 'go fishing' in their minds."
LaBute: "I want to get close to them and make them feel the events in a real way - to break the fourth wall, to look them squarely in the eye, and challenge them to leave, but force them to stay."

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