Dos and Don'ts

Do

• Focus on the text in its current production

• Include historical and theoretical information as it relates to the production

• Strike a balance between sharing information and encouraging the audience to engage and interpret

• Prompt critical thought and questions

• Excite and entice the audience

• Consider the flow and the tone of the note

Don't

• Analyze the text without considering the production

• Overwhelm with research without linking it to the current production

• Tell the audience what to think and feel

• Shut down the audience's ability to question and interpret

• Write in an abstruse or impenetrable tone