Warming up the stage lights... Rehearsing dramatic entrances... Feeding the ducklings... Setting the scene... Polishing the spotlight... Sewing up plot holes... Finding the fourth wall... Dusting off Shakespeare... Running a sound check... Hiding stage fright... Adjusting dramatic tension... Feathering the mascot... Building character arcs... Painting the scenery... Silencing mobile phones... Learning lines backwards... Recasting the villain... Checking for plot twists... Unpacking emotional baggage... Calibrating the drama meter... Rehearsing dramatic pauses... Directing extras... Perfecting the plot twist... Debugging the fourth wall... Stretching stage metaphors... Rewriting the ending... Applying stage makeup... Spinning up improv engines... Sharpening wit... Setting emotional stakes... Unrolling the red carpet... Practicing exaggerated gasps... Wrestling with writer’s block... Reviving dramatic irony... Negotiating with divas...