The real issue is not talent as an independent element but talent in relationship to will desire and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows.
To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you can control or...
I feel an intense intimacy with those who have this loathing interest in me....
A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and understand it the first time then I know it can't be much good.