Stage 32 Glossary
payoff
Payoff is a dramatic scene that justifies everything that preceded it. A payoff is the necessary result of a complication for which the audience has been prepared. Contrast to "punchline" and "money shot."
Payoff is a dramatic scene that justifies everything that preceded it. A payoff is the necessary result of a complication for which the audience has been prepared. Contrast to "punchline" and "money shot."