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The Playwright

In this story, Yoav spends months writing a play, brings it to rehearsal, and discovers that the gap between words on a page and words in a body is wider than he anticipated.

The Playwright

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The Playwright

In this story, Yoav spends months writing a play, brings it to rehearsal, and discovers that the gap between words on a page and words in a body is wider than he anticipated.

yoav יואב katav כתב et את ha'machaze המחזה be'shmona בשמונה chodashim חודשים ‎, be'rovam ברובם bein בין chatzot חצות le'shtayim לשתיים ‎, ke'she'ha'dira כשהדירה shketa שקטה ve'shum ושום davar דבר acher אחר lo לא tava תבע mi'menu ממנו safa שפה

Yoav wrote the play in eight months, mostly between midnight and two, when the apartment was quiet and nothing else demanded language from him.

ha'tekst הטקסט haya היה tzafuf צפוף ‎, sichot שיחות she'hayu שהיו gam גם ve'vikuachim ויכוחים ‎, rig'ei רגעי shtika שתיקה she'simen שסימן ba'daf בדף ke'hafsaka כהפסקה ‏"" mibli מבלי lada'at לדעת kama כמה zman זמן tikach תיקח ba'poal בפועל

The text was dense, conversations that were also arguments, moments of silence he marked on the page as 'pause' without knowing how long they would actually take.

הַמְּדִינָה נִמְצֵאת בְּמֶרְכַּז הָאָרֶץ וְיֵשׁ בָּהּ הַרְבֵּה מְקוֹמוֹת יָפִים ‎. .

The country is located in the center of the land and has many beautiful places.

בַּבֹּקֶר הָלַכְנוּ לַשּׁוּק הַגָּדוֹל וְקָנִינוּ פֵּרוֹת טְרִיִּים ‎. .

In the morning we went to the big market and bought fresh fruit.

אַחֲרֵי הַצָּהֳרַיִם יָשַׁבְנוּ בַּגִּנָּה וְדִבַּרְנוּ עַל הַחַיִּים ‎. .

In the afternoon we sat in the garden and talked about life.

הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ שָׁקְעָה לְאַט וְהָרוּחַ נָשְׁבָה בְּעַדְנוּת ‎. .

The sun set slowly and the wind blew gently.

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