At the end of the rehearsal, Nichol motions to you, finally appearing to acknowledge that the author of the play is in the house. "Let's have a few words from the author to start us off well. Osberht, what do you want the audience to take away from this play?"
The impression that the author is brilliant? That's probably not the correct answer. Nichol's asking you what your message is. You attempt to sum up your point in fewer than three acts.