Theater is a service where the god keeps changing...Sometimes it's the actor. Sometimes it's the director. Sometimes it's the stage manager. Sometimes, but almost never, it's the playwright. (María Irene Fornés)

Theater is a service where the god keeps changing...Sometimes it's the actor. Sometimes it's the director. Sometimes it's the stage manager. Sometimes, but almost never, it's the playwright.

María Irene Fornés

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