Playwriting: Writing, Producing, and Selling Your Play

Playwriting: Writing, Producing, and Selling Your Play
ISBN-10
1478608277
ISBN-13
9781478608271
Series
Playwriting
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
1990-07-01
Publisher
Waveland Press
Author
Louis E. Catron

Description

A practical guidebook for effective playwriting! This imaginative and enthusiastic book is designed especially for those having the desire to create, to entertain, and to express their emotions and ideas. It features a practical, down-to-earth emphasis on craft and structure rather than on theory as its step-by-step approach shows just whats involved in creating a stageworthy play. Coverage includes basic considerations such as plot and character development, theme and dialogue as well as production and publication considerations. Outstanding features: offers concrete writing guidelines; includes exercises that get the reader going and inspirational anecdotes; presents excerpts from such classics as Macbeth, The Glass Menagerie, and The Dumb Waiter that help the student grasp key concepts; lists plays to read for instruction; includes valuable information not usually found in comparable collections.

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