The Rescue
A supporting performer's edit, walk-on, or scene-saving move that pulls a struggling scene back — rarer and subtler than the word suggests.
Known for
- Common teaching caution: most 'rescues' fail. Walking on with a gift when the scene is already finding itself often blocks discovery.
- Best rescues are editing moves — the person backstage reads the scene dying and sweeps at the right moment.
- Napier's anti-rescue position: 'take care of yourself' — you don't help the scene by sacrificing your own choice.
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