"It''s great to see the granddaddy of all playwriting books back in action, more vigorous than ever in this newly revised edition, ready to mentor and inspire a whole new generation of young playwrights."Paul Stephen Lim, English Alternative Theatre, University of Kansas -- Paul Stephen Lim
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of this book. Always a classic on the playwright s bookshelf; now that it has been substantially reorganized, updated, and rewritten for contemporary playwrights, I believe it is a must-own text for the serious dramatist. David A. Crespy, Writing for Performance Program, University of Missouri-Columbia
--David A. Crespy"
"I cannot emphasize enough the importance of this book. Always a classic on the playwright's bookshelf; now that it has been substantially reorganized, updated, and rewritten for contemporary playwrights, I believe it is a must-own text for the serious dramatist."--David A. Crespy, Writing for Performance Program, University of Missouri-Columbia
--David A. Crespy
"It's great to see the granddaddy of all playwriting books back in action, more vigorous than ever in this newly revised edition, ready to mentor and inspire a whole new generation of young playwrights."--Paul Stephen Lim, English Alternative Theatre, University of Kansas
--Paul Stephen Lim
"I cannot emphasize enough the importance of this book. Always a classic on the playwright's bookshelf; now that it has been substantially reorganized, updated, and rewritten for contemporary playwrights, I believe it is a must-own text for the serious dramatist."--David A. Crespy, Writing for Performance Program, University of Missouri-Columbia
--David A. Crespy
Sam Smiley is a playwright, screenwriter, and former professor of theatre at the University of Arizona. Norman Bert is a playwright and professor of theatre at Texas Tech University.