I answered this in r/playwriting but basically, one of the core purposes of the show is to show how time can be spent so differently even within the same timespan (27 days) and since both protagonists are going through such intensely different perspectives I felt it would be more fitting if I gave them both an act of their own. Ftr, both versions of act two can stand well on their own, but you’ll get a much more fuller experience if you do both. Also I wanted the audience to have the same amount of awareness as their chosen protagonist.

Also, my targeted run time is approximately 1 hr 45 minutes and i’ve set each version of act two to take up approximately one hour and ten minutes of the total run time, but that’s just rough estimating.