The Elements of Playwriting
by Catron, Louis E.Edition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-11-01
Publisher(s): Waveland Pr Inc
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Summary
This book tells how to write stageworthy plays, develop your theatre sense, create theatrical characters, shape plot and dialogue, and find the resources to get your play produced.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction | |
| Being a Playwright | p. 1 |
| What Makes a Play? | p. 17 |
| The Size of Your Canvas: Monodramas, One-Acts, and Full-Length Plays | p. 36 |
| Where Do You Start? Turning Your Ideas into Plays | p. 49 |
| Creating Characters: People in Action to Achieve Their Goals | p. 64 |
| Building Plot: Shaping Your Play's Action | p. 94 |
| Constructing Dialogue: Action Through Words | p. 122 |
| Evaluating and Revising Your Play | p. 153 |
| Script Format: Typing Your Script for Producers and Directors | p. 170 |
| Resources for the Playwright | p. 186 |
| Index | p. 213 |
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