Continuing our discussion...
Once you've located your initial readers and they've agreed to the task, expect to wait a while before hearing from them. For most people, reading a first draft of a friend's play is a big order. They'll take this very seriously and wait until they can clear a morning or afternoon or evening for the task--something that, for almost all of us, takes time to pull off.
Once you've located your initial readers and they've agreed to the task, expect to wait a while before hearing from them. For most people, reading a first draft of a friend's play is a big order. They'll take this very seriously and wait until they can clear a morning or afternoon or evening for the task--something that, for almost all of us, takes time to pull off.
Once they've read
your play, set up separate, one-on-one sessions with each of them. The last thing you want is for them to hear
each other's reactions as they're attempting to tell you their own.