Elements of Playwriting

Name: Elements of Playwriting
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ISBN: 9780025229914

ISBN-10: 0025229915

ISBN-13: 9780025229914

Edition: N/A

Authors: Louis E. Catron

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"Louis Catron, the highly regarded teacher, author, and playwright, has created an exceptional book destined to serve aspiring playwrights as Strunk and White's classic Elements of Style has served other writers." "Addressing both the artistic and the utilitarian with equal regard, the book presents the basic principles of writing stageworthy plays, such as plot, dialogue, and character development, along with practical guidelines on working with actors and directors, getting produced and published, and finding an agent. It explores both how to write plays and what it means to be a playwright - from turning ideas into plays and structuring a play's action to creating dimensional characters…

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List price: $18.00
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Company, Incorporated
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

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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