If a parenthetical provides obvious information, it should be removed.
Example of UNNECESSARY parenthetical usage — (angrily):
JAKE
(angrily)
I’m going to kill ALL of you!
We know Jake is angry because of what he says and how he says it. The parenthetical is redundant and slows down the read.
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