By the final episode of Dispatches From Elsewhere, the show leaves the realm of fiction with Segel stepping out from behind ...

Direct-address, an old playwriting technique, has been retooled by a new crop of playwrights (Bess Wohl, Jordan Tannahill, Douglas Lyons) to lend new immediacy to drama.

There’s something uniquely thrilling about watching a character turn to the camera and acknowledge your presence. That invisible barrier between the screen and the audience — the so-called fourth wall ...

For the last few years, Prime Video’s animated superhero series Invincible has had a silly little tradition it indulges in while building up hype for an upcoming season: A teaser trailer that skips ...

In fact, Gizelle was so sure that there was more to the story than a simple "miscommunication" about the end date of her ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook There are numerous ways to engage with the fourth wall, from interacting with the spaces between ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Characters stepping out of their plays to address an audience is hardly a new phenomenon. Playwrights have been ...