How can I make everything relate?

I'm stuck and wondering if someone can help me.

One of the rules of playwriting is that everything that happens on stage, everything that is said on stage, must happen or be said for a reason. It must relate to the story, I guess.

I'm currently at a point in writing a play where I believe it's necessary to give a bit of background information; primarily to show what the character is like.

My question is this: how can I make this seemingly unrelated slab of dialogue, relate to the main story of the play?

Okay, that's good advice. I guess sometimes we can get too tied up by the "rules".

Thanks alleycat.

(Oh, and nice tongue, by the way).

bison said:

I'm sure you've thought of two characters discussing the background of the character in question in a conversation?

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Hi bison,

My only problem with this is that I only have two characters in this piece. So I'm thinking of a conversation between them that's about them and their past (even though it doesn't relate to the current story).

bison said:

Kidding, of course. Hmmm.

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Of course! Hmmm.

Thanks!