How to Write Plays, Monologues, or Skits from Life Stories, Social Issues, or Current Events : For All Ages

by Hart, Anne

• ISBN13: 9780595318667
• ISBN10: 0595318665
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-30
• Publisher: Iuniverse Inc

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 The Play and Monologue for Performances	1	(106)
Act I	2	(21)
Act II	23	(29)
Act III	52	(55)
CHAPTER 2 Monologue for Performances	107	(10)
CHAPTER 3 Evidence	117	(6)
CHAPTER 4 What Makes a Personal History or Life Story Highlight Salable as a Play or Skit?	123	(8)
CHAPTER 5 Writing and Interviewing Celebration of Life Plays and Skits	131	(4)
CHAPTER 6 Before Video Taping Life Stories of Older Adults: Questions to Ask	135	(10)
CHAPTER 7 Life Story Plays as Dialogues with the Higher Self	145	(5)
CHAPTER 8 Selling Life Stories	150	(7)
CHAPTER 9 Writing Plays with Social Issues, Current Events, or Ethnic History	157	(2)
CHAPTER 10 From Diary to Play, Skit, or Monologue Document Rescue and Recovery	159	(8)
CHAPTER 11 Interviewing Techniques for Videobiographies	167	(2)
CHAPTER 12 Steps to Take in Gathering Life Story Highlights to Write into Plays or Skits	169	(9)
CHAPTER 13 How Accurate Are Plays and Monologues Based on Life Stories?	178	(3)
CHAPTER 14 How to Write Life Stories as Animated Cartoon Scripts	181	(13)
CHAPTER 15 Turning Life Story Plays and Skits into Computer and Board Games	194	(9)
CHAPTER 16 Stimulating Memories	203	(6)
APPENDIX A Ethnic Genealogy Web Sites	209	(4)
APPENDIX B Genealogy Web sites, (General)	213	(2)
APPENDIX C Action Verbs for Playwrights and Communicators	215	(8)
APPENDIX D List of Published Paperback Books in Print Written by Anne Hart	223	(6)
Index	229