Playwriting in Process Thinking and Working Theatrically

by Wright, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781585103409
• ISBN10: 1585103403
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781585105793
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780435070342
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-01
• Publisher: Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co.
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Summary

Playwriting in Process: Thinking and Working Theatrically is written to encourage new and experienced playwrights to build techniques for a greater range of creative expression in writing for the stage. The book uses exercises to guide playwrights towards thinking and working theatrically. The exercises help playwrights start or revise their work by providing alternate ways of thinking about their subject and their processes. New to the second edition: new exercises, a general updating such as the use of the internet, a new chapter for teachers and playwriting group leaders on using this book in class, and end-of-chapter "Call Out" exercises. Useful for playwrights at all levels.

Author Biography

Michael Wright is the Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Creative Writing at The University of Tulsa, where he teaches Screenwriting and Playwriting. He is the founder and moderator of the Fictional Characters writers collective, the U.S. Representative to World Interplay in Australia, a resource artist for the Necessary Stage in Singapore, and the WordBRIDGE Playwrights Lab. He is the author of four books on playwriting. His plays, poems, and fiction have appeared in many periodicals and on several websites. His plays and radio plays have been produced by Dorset Theatre Festival, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, New Playwrights Theatre of Washington, The Baltimore Playwrights' Festival, The Vineyard Theatre, Living Arts of Tulsa, the National Audio Theatre Festival, and Shoestring Radio Theatre.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	p. vii
Introduction	p. xi
Thinking Theatrically	p. 1
Working Theatrically	p. 13
The Etudes: What They Are and How To Use Them	p. 23
Technique Etudes	p. 29
Character Etudes	p. 67
Plot Etudes	p. 101
Etudes for Structure	p. 147
Collaboration Etudes	p. 171
Unlocking Etudes	p. 193
Appendix: A Walk Through Etude-Land	p. 203
Index of Etudes	p. 215
About the Author	p. 217
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