Playwriting in Process: Thinking and Working Theatrically - Softcover

Wright, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585103403 ISBN 13: 9781585103409

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 2009

Synopsis

Playwriting in Process: Thinking and Working Theatrically is written to encourage new and experienced playwrights to build techniques for a greater range of creative expression in writing for the stage. The book uses exercises to guide playwrights towards thinking and working theatrically. The exercises help playwrights start or revise their work by providing alternate ways of thinking about their subject and their processes.

New to the second edition: new exercises, a general updating such as the use of the internet, a new chapter for teachers and playwriting group leaders on using this book in class, and end-of-chapter "Call Out" exercises. Useful for playwrights at all levels.

About this title

About the Authors

Michael Wright is the Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Creative Writing at The University of Tulsa, where he teaches Screenwriting and Playwriting. He is the founder and moderator of the Fictional Characters writers collective, the U.S. Representative to World Interplay in Australia, a resource artist for the Necessary Stage in Singapore, and the WordBRIDGE Playwrights Lab. He is the author of four books on playwriting. His plays, poems, and fiction have appeared in many periodicals and on several websites. His plays and radio plays have been produced by Dorset Theatre Festival, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, New Playwrights Theatre of Washington, The Baltimore Playwrights Festival, The Vineyard Theatre, Living Arts of Tulsa, the National Audio Theatre Festival, and Shoestring Radio Theatre.

Michael Wright is the Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Creative Writing at the University of Tulsa, and holds joint appointments in Theatre and Film Studies Departments. He is a playwright and author whose books include "Playwriting at Work and Play," "Playwriting in Process," "Playwriting Master Class."He is the founder and moderator of the Fictional Character Writers Collective in Tulsa and is the U.S. Representative to both World Interplay and the Inter-Scribe project in Australia, as well as Interplay Europe. His plays have been produced across the US and the world.

Michael Wright is the Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Creative Writing at the University of Tulsa, and holds joint appointments in Theatre and Film Studies Departments. He is a playwright and author whose books include "Playwriting at Work and Play," "Playwriting in Process," "Playwriting Master Class."He is the founder and moderator of the Fictional Character Writers Collective in Tulsa and is the U.S. Representative to both World Interplay and the Inter-Scribe project in Australia, as well as Interplay Europe. His plays have been produced across the US and the world.

From the Back Cover

Written to encourage new and experienced playwrights to build techniques for a greater range of creative expression in writing for the stage, the book uses exercises or etudes to guide playwrights towards thinking and working theatrically. The etudes help playwrights start or revise their work by providing exercises in alternate thinking about their subject and their processes.

The book is useful for both student and professional playwrights at all levels who have some fundamental knowledge of dramatic writing.

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Written to encourage new and experienced playwrights to build techniques for a greater range of creative expression in writing for the stage, the book uses exercises or etudes to guide playwrights towards thinking and working theatrically. The etudes help playwrights start or revise their work by providing exercises in alternate thinking about their subject and their processes.

The book is useful for both student and professional playwrights at all levels who have some fundamental knowledge of dramatic writing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585103403
• ISBN 13: 9781585103409
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 234