How Not To Write A Play
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Author | : Walter Kerr |
Publisher | : Dramatic Publishing |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : American drama |
ISBN | : 9780871293329 |
"Most young playwrights nowadays want to learn 'how to' write a play. This seems to me to be a mistake." Thus begins the first chapter of Walter Kerr's fascinating book on the art of playwriting. Taking an about-face look at the creative process, with chapters such as "How to Spoil a Good Story," Mr. Kerr leads us through the exciting and daring adventure of successfully bringing a play to fulfillment. "There is no point in pretending that this is not going to be an argumentative book or that overemphasis isn't going to crop up pretty frequently in the chapters that follow. The face of our theater is so familiar to us that we shall never see its features without blowing them up a bit, one by one. And it does seem to me that we had better do some arguing - quick." Walter Kerr, drama critic, playwright, teacher, director, and winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Drama Criticism, served as drama critic for the New York Herald Tribune and was chief critic for the Sunday New York Times until his retirement. -- from back cover
Author | : Raymond Hull |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
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Author | : Jeffery Hatcher |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2000-03-01 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1599634430 |
Jeffrey Hatcher knows the nuts and bolts of writing for the theater. Here, he shares his views on it all--from building tension and plotting a scene, right down to moving a character from one side of the stage to the other. From crafting an intriguing beginning to delivering a satisfying ending. In Hatcher's one-on-one discussions with acclaimed American playwrights Lee Blessing, Marsha Norman and Jose Rivera, you'll find a wealth of practical advice, tricks of the trade and insight that will help you in your own creative efforts.
Author | : Tim Fountain |
Publisher | : Nick Hern Books |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 1854597167 |
A manual for would-be playwrights--how to develop your play from conception to opening night.
Author | : George Orwell |
Publisher | : Renard Press Ltd |
Total Pages | : 15 |
Release | : 2021-01-01 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 1913724263 |
George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Why I Write, the first in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell describes his journey to becoming a writer, and his movement from writing poems to short stories to the essays, fiction and non-fiction we remember him for. He also discusses what he sees as the ‘four great motives for writing’ – ‘sheer egoism’, ‘aesthetic enthusiasm’, ‘historical impulse’ and ‘political purpose’ – and considers the importance of keeping these in balance. Why I Write is a unique opportunity to look into Orwell’s mind, and it grants the reader an entirely different vantage point from which to consider the rest of the great writer’s oeuvre. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times
Author | : Blake Snyder |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781615931712 |
This ultimate insider's guide reveals the secrets that none dare admit, told by a show biz veteran who's proven that you can sell your script if you can save the cat!
Author | : Walter Boardman Kerr |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : American drama |
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Author | : Anonymous |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2019-12-10 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : |
'How to Write a Play' is not a guide book into actually writing a play. Instead, it is a set of tips from established playwrights of the era. In this case, the featured individuals are as follows: Alexandre Dumas Fils, Émile Augier, Émile Zola, and Ernest Legouvé.
Author | : Milton E. Polsky |
Publisher | : Hal Leonard Corporation |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2002-02-01 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1617746347 |
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 suggestions and tips he discusses and illustrates with examples from established playwrights the importance of giving shape to your idea so that what is in your head and heart can be expressed to the fullest. To facilitate this creative process there are What if? Just for You Playwright's Page sections; diagrams journal exercises; and for this revised edition end of chapter Suggested Activities for the Classroom (solo and group); addditional appendices including one on feedback; and over 50 new photos. This invaluable and basic guide to writing plays is ideal for teachers students camp counselors community theatre leaders and for anyone who knows there's a play inside trying to get out]
Author | : Various |
Publisher | : The Floating Press |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2009-05-01 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 1775410323 |
Do you have an itch to see your stories unfold on stage? Want to cast your lot with Marlowe, Shakespeare, Ibsen, Miller, Mamet, and other renowned playwrights? If so, How to Write a Play is a great place to start. This collection compiles insight and advice from some of the world's most renowned playwrights, providing the perfect dose of inspiration for beginners and pros alike.