Read the following excerpt from a play:
DEV enters stage left. He is a large, bearded man who
carries his hefty axe as if it weighs nothing.
NARRATOR It's 5:30, and the door of the McGurney
household swings open.
DEV (Thumbing axe mischievously) All right, kids! Line up
- time for haircuts! (breaks a smile)
ALICE and MEGAN (Squealing) Ahhh! Daddy's home!
How does the author most clearly convey the sense that Dev is being playful?
OA. By describing gestures or expressions in the stage directions
B. By assigning roles based on physical characteristics
C. By using props that fit the setting and action
D. By providing background information through a narrator