Naked Playwriting: The Art, the Craft & the Life Laid Bare - Softcover

William Missouri Downs; Robin U Russin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1879505762 ISBN 13: 9781879505766

Publisher: Silman-James Press (US), 2005

Synopsis

Offers a playwriting course, from developing a theme through plotting and structuring a play, developing characters, creating dialog, formatting the script, and applying methods that aid the actual writing and rewriting processes. This book also provides guidance on marketing and submitting play scripts for both contests and production.

About this title

Synopsis:

This is a complete playwriting course - from developing a theme through plotting and structuring a play, developing characters, creating dialog, formatting the script, and applying methods that aid the actual writing and rewriting processes. The book also offers sound guidance on marketing and submitting play scripts for both contests and production, protecting one's copyright, and working with directors and theatre companies. Well-written, comprehensive, and filled with illustrative examples, "Naked Playwriting" includes both innovative and tried-and-true writing techniques, sage advice from veteran writers, a short study of the major schools of dramatic thought, and writing anecdotes. This one-of-a-kind playwriting book, which covers both the basics of playwriting and the practical advice on getting a play published and produced, will help both novices and working writers discover and improve their playwriting skills and see their plays performed on a stage.

About this edition

• Publisher: Silman-James Press (US)
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1879505762
• ISBN 13: 9781879505766
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 341