Stage Directions. Let’s have a chat about them. Glance through ‘em. In case there is crucial info or plot point. But do not incorporate them. Let the lines do ALL the heavy lifting. Stage directions are there to excite the reader. Whether you actually shout, or incorp .....

... an exclamation mark is between you, your conscience as an actor, and your director once you’ve booked the job. Shouting, and I’m no stranger to that same as I’m “no stranger to a fish supper” as Billy Connolly once said is not a cathartic experience.

Look at Kit Harington in Criminal Season 2, when his char. really loses it. It’s filtered through a monitor. I’m not a huge David Mamet fan (don’t tell my Dad) ... but have always agreed with his motto .... #justsaythelines