Performance adds choices to the script

1 · Learn

Original scene: 'Nia: You came back. [She keeps her hand on the door.] Sol: I said I would.' The words and action can support relief, caution or unresolved conflict depending on performance.

Tone, pause, movement and distance shape meaning, but an interpretation should still respect the script. A stage direction is usually performed, not read as dialogue by the character.

2 · Worked example

Keeping a hand on the door may suggest readiness to close it. A relieved tone could complicate that caution; I justify both choices using the scene rather than inventing a new speech.

3 · Your turn

Which detail could support a cautious interpretation of Nia's response?

4 · Apply your learning

Rehearse two interpretations with different pauses and positions, then explain which textual details each emphasises.