Emmy-nominated writer Kim Rosenstock ( Dying for Sex ) posed a provocative question to a eclectic group of playwrights-turned-TV writers who joined her at the latest edition of Proper Presents: Deadline Dinners : Have you ever been asked to explain your show’s tone?

To kick off the night that’s designed to foster candid, intimate conversations among storytellers, Rosenstock admitted she was once asked the tone question by a reporter and was a little stumped by what to say. As a former playwright (she penned the 2013 play Tigers Be Still ) who holds an MFA in playwriting from Yale School of Drama, tone is rarely addressed in the theater, where the discussion is typically centered on a playwright’s voice.

“I don’t know what that means,” said Rosenstock about the tone inquiry.

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