The Power Of Language
Language is power, it’s a simple as that. It’s when we can’t find the words that we feel paralyzed.
I’m at a point in my script where the two main characters are struggling to find their way through language… and my own struggle entails letting them struggle. My own voice is shining through — getting in the way of their discovery… speeding it up artificially, hence denying the characters and the audience of the satisfaction of this reunion. And that’s the last thing I want to do. If anything, I want the characters and audience to savor each word.
My work here involves building what is now a shaky foundation into a much stronger one with each word. I have to trust that the words can do the work…and know that less here will yield more.
–Sue
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