Henrietta Hopkins as Josie does her best with the stilted words, but the playwright has not given her much to work with.

Ella Jones, played admirably by veteran actress Lana Barton, has no less daunting a challenge: to make something meaty out of the spare dialogue.

What message do these sentences convey?

A. Dialogue is the most important component of a play.
B. Actors are not to blame for a poorly written play.
C. Actors have a very difficult job.
D. It is best for actors to work with what they have.