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 | | Writing > Playwriting | | | | |  | | | THE BLUNT PLAYWRIGHT | | | By: Clem Martini | | | The Blunt Playwright guides new students of playwriting through the intricacies of writing in a direct, informative, and entertaining fashion. It examines dramatic structure, discusses the creative process, explores the nature of character in dramatic work, provides a number of writing exercises that are useful for generating... read more |
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| | | | |  | | | CHARACTERS IN ACTION | | | By: Marsh Cassady | | Playwriting the easy way!
The twelve chapters of this drama book provide a complete survey of every step in playwriting, from the germination of an idea to its complete development into a theatrical production. Covered are the basics of writing for theatre, creating characters in conflict, plots and subplots, structure... read more |
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| | | | |  | | | NEW PLAYWRIGHTS: THE BEST PLAYS 2013 | | | By: Lawrence Harbison | | | The best plays by new playwrights this season:
"Bethany" by Laura Marks - A single mother struggles to put her life back together and get her daughter back."
"Detroit" by Lisa D'Amour - A friendly suburban barbecue spirals into a delirious, dangerous bacchanal.
"Honky" by Greg Kalleres - A darkly comedic play that looks at five... read more |
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| | | | |  | | | THE NEW, IMPROVED PLAYWRIGHT'S SURVIVAL GUIDE | | | By: Gary Garrison | | | Keeping the Drama In Your Work and Out of Your Life
The first edition of The Playwright's Survival Guide made life simpler for writers by offering an emotional, spiritual, and commonsensical approach to the profession, and most importantly, to their own writing. Now Gary Garrison returns and makes life even... read more |
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| | | | |  | | | THE PLAYWRIGHT'S WORKBOOK | | | By: Jean-Claude van Itallie | | | A series of 13 written workshops covering: conflict and character: the dominant image: Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller - Overheard voices: Ibsen and Shakespeare - The solo performance piece: listening for stories - Terror and vulnerability: Ionesco - The point of absurdity: creating without possessing: Pinter and Beckett - and much... read more |
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| | | | |  | | | WORKING ON A NEW PLAY | | | By: Edward M. Cohen | | | A Play Development Handbook for Actors, Directors, Designers and Playwrights. "[The] invaluable Working on a New Play arrived to my overwhelming delight and mental profit; I began and finished it in one long, insatiable, and educational night. Everything in it is new, illuminating, and informative, lively, and... read more |
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| | | | |  | | | YOU CAN WRITE A PLAY! | | | By: Milton E. Polsky | | | Do you have an idea for a play? A situation or experience from your home or work life? Fantasy? With helpful, clear examples, taken from his own experiences in teaching, directing and playwriting, Milton Polsky shows how to find and shape a dramatic idea and bring it to fruition. In addition to providing many practical exercises,... read more |
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| | | | |  | | | YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS 101 | | | By: Jonathan Dorf | | | This book will guide you through the playwriting process, from initial idea to submission. Created with young playwrights and those who teach them in mind, it’s a complete course, organized in easy-to-follow lessons and filled with practical exercises designed to hone your skills and get you writing better plays faster. But you don’t... read more |
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