direct address

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“So it was about: How do we take that internal voice and translate it to the screen? One of the ways was her direct address, but we wanted to twist what that device usually does for an audience. In most direct addresses, the actor tells you the truth about what’s really going on.”

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Irish dramatist Brian Friel, a born raconteur, was a master of this use of direct address, writing monologues for his main characters that not only launched his tale but engulfed his audience in the right lyrical mood.

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Terrence McNally, a master of direct address, intensifies the emotional climax of his play by having his characters step forward and explain how and when they will die.

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The direct address monologues, Lyons stresses, should have “a stand-up comedy feel to them. In these moments the audience is no longer a spectator, but an active participant in the story.”

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She seems very comfortable with the direct address.

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