[He doesn't respond at first. He's staring at the page in deep thought. Maybe he's been unfair to the ghosts. It must be more upsetting than he can imagine wanting to connect with an audience, entertain them, only to repel them. To feel helpless while things crumble around them...

Mafuyu's encouragement snaps him out of it and he smiles.]

I won't let you or the actors of this theatre down, Asahina-san. You have my word as a future star. I can think of several monologues that fit that criteria.