Six Characters in Search of an Author

Based on what you have read in the play “Six Characters in Search of an Author”, what are the differences between the functions of the author and the stage manager? (Hints: both are creative but in the same way? Both are necessary, but in the same way?)

 

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https://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/lp/six.htm