Writing Plays: A Guide to Dramatic Craft

Writing Plays: A Guide to Dramatic Craft

With an in-depth look at proven strategies and techniques for crafting captivating and producible plays, along with a thorough overview of the larger theatrical field itself, Writing Plays manages to be an indispensable guide to both the creative and practical sides of being a writer for the stage. The book provides detailed exercises, examples, templates, suggestions, and devices to help the writer's vision come to life as effective drama. It also offers a useful overview of the professional landscape of the theatre, informing writers on how to navigate the field, acquainting them with the inner-workings of the production process, and preparing them not only to write great plays but get them produced as well. Chapter subjects include a look at the various professions in the theatre, the types of theatres where plays are staged and produced, an analysis on how to read and see plays, and recommendations for further readings of important contemporary plays. Writing Plays isn't just a how-to manual for crafting works for the stage, it's also a guide for surviving and succeeding in a challenging field.