Question

question 5 of 10
imagine this scenario in a play:
addie has romantic feelings for her friend manuel who usually takes little
notice of her. today, he gives her the surprise of her life when he asks her to
the prom.
what is the best way to write the stage directions?

a. addie is completely surprised and blushing profusely: me? you
want to go with me?

b. addie (surprised and blushing profusely) me? you want to go
with me?

c. addie reacts with complete surprise and blushes profusely as
she says, \me? you want to go with me?\

d. addie surprised and blushing profusely me? you want to
go with me?

Explanation:

In playwriting, stage directions are typically enclosed in parentheses or brackets to describe the actor's actions/state while speaking. Option B correctly uses parentheses for the stage direction ("Surprised and blushing profusely") before the dialogue, which is the standard format for stage directions. Option A uses a colon (improper for stage directions), Option C is a narrative description (not concise stage direction format), and Option D uses all caps (non - standard for stage directions within dialogue presentation).

Answer:

B. ADDIE (Surprised and blushing profusely) Me? You want to go with me?