Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. 75. SERIES OF CLOSE SHOTS – PEOPLE 75. MAN ONE (shouting) It isn't the kid . . . it's Bob Weaver's house. WOMAN ONE It isn't Bob Weaver's house, it's Don Martin's place. CHARLIE I tell you it's the kid. DON It's Charlie. He's the one.
Answer
A
The stage directions demonstrate the fear of the people in the crowd who realize that aliens caused the outage.
B
The stage directions highlight the fact that the crowd has realized exactly who is to blame for the outage.
C
The stage directions emphasize the crowd mentality and the idea that everyone is making strong accusations.
D
The stage directions illustrate that several singular people are making accusations, but the group intensity is dying down.