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| Yes | 41% | 307 votes | Total: 757 votes | |
| No | 59% | 450 votes |
Yes
by Akua Hinds
Created on: May 20, 2010
Scripts are written FOR the audience and should be adjusted to fulfill the desires of what the audience
by Tom Radford
Created on: August 18, 2010 Last Updated: August 20, 2010
It really boils down to this statement ‘What is a script for?' The answer is not so simple but
Created on: November 10, 2010
A successful and well-known Broadway Producer sits among a panel that includes one chain-smoking
by Chris Fox
Created on: June 27, 2010
A script is written to be performed, and a performance should be enjoyed by the audience. It is for
by Amber Lakin
Created on: March 14, 2011
Scripts are always being adapted to suit a particular audience and it really isn't such a big deal.
Created on: June 27, 2009 Last Updated: July 12, 2009
By all means write in Roman in support of Roman entertainment. If the Romans would be offended by a
Created on: July 10, 2009
A script is a product, and like every other product, it needs to be interesting to be purchased. Furthermore,
by Jim Kerrigan
Created on: August 08, 2009 Last Updated: September 04, 2009
So long as the audience is foreign to the author, the play can be changed. If it is time, like with
Created on: February 10, 2009 Last Updated: February 12, 2009
Debate Title: Should a script be changed to suit the audience?
Yes! A script should be changed to suit
by Eric Goudie
Created on: November 04, 2008
It's important to remember that the play script (or film script) has rarely been intended to be the
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by Chris Allen
Created on: June 27, 2010 Last Updated: September 21, 2010
As a performer, I would be incredibly frustrated if the show we were doing had to be altered in any
by K Martin
Created on: December 05, 2008
Theatre is an art form, and as such, it is often found by the general public to be controversial. However,
by Evan Barth
Created on: March 30, 2011
The playwright dominates American Theatre. He is the creator and the theater is his medium, the actors
Created on: July 19, 2010
It happens that too often, a play or musical is completely ragged on by a reviewer because it went against
Created on: November 24, 2009
Should a script be changed for any reason? Well perhaps there are some, but not for the benefit of the
Created on: October 19, 2009
Should a Bach concerto be changed to suit the audience? Should one of Picasso's paintings be changed
Created on: March 10, 2010
Emphatically, and absolutely no, a script should not be changed for the sake of the audience.
Created on: January 08, 2010
A script should not be changed to suit the audience. The beauty of drama, plays, and the scrips that
by Mj Ferruzza
Created on: April 02, 2009
As a playwright, I have chosen words and phrasing to best relate my story in a finished form that will
by Blaire Koop
Created on: June 27, 2011
Diane is a character in "The Moonshot Tape" by Lanford Wilson; in this very controversial play she has
by Cosmin Pascu
Created on: November 03, 2008
The intention of the author is to communicate something clear and precise about an issue or an incident
Created on: July 10, 2009
When someone has written a script they have usually put many man hours into the development of the
Created on: April 15, 2009
As writers, we are storytellers. In fact, running the risk of blasphemy, we are actually gods if you
by Vince Ryan
Created on: April 03, 2009
Fo shizzle! Yes you are writing a script in hopes of translating it onto a screen and you are translating
Created on: November 03, 2008 Last Updated: July 27, 2009
This past summer, Tom Grisamore made national theater news. He isn't an actor, director, designer or