Playwright's Guidebook An Insightful Primer on the Art of Dramatic Writing

Name: Playwright's Guidebook An Insightful Primer on the Art of Dramatic Writing
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ISBN: 9780571199914

ISBN-10: 0571199917

ISBN-13: 9780571199914

Edition: 2002

Authors: Stuart Spencer

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Stuart Spencer presents a coherent way of thinking about playwriting that addresses the important principles of structure, includes writing exercises that build upon one another, and trouble-shoots recurrent problems that playwrights face.

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 3/29/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.35" wide x 8.46" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Foreword


Introduction: How We Tell Stories



Structure


Prologue: The Tools



What Is Structure?



Action



Motivation and Subtext



Conflict



High Stakes and High Hopes



Event



Beats, Scenes, Acts



The Creative Process


Prologue: Dramatic Elements



Theater and Drama



The Impulse



Character



The Journey of the Play



Dealing with Problems



Rewriting



Exposition



When All Else Fails (Things to Try When You're Stuck)



Some Advice



General Advice



Practical Advice



Appendixes


App. A: Required Reading


App. B: Recommended Reading


App. C: Additional Images


App. D: Extended Exercises


Glossary


Acknowledgments


Index