Playwriting with purpose a guide and workbook for new playwrights / Jacqueline Goldfinger ; [foreword by Octavio Solis].
| Author/creator | Goldfinger, Jacqueline |
| Other author | Solis, Octavio. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: Why are we here? -- Prologue: How this book works -- Creating compelling characters -- Writing electric dialogue and silent moments -- Environment & idea -- The "well-made play" (short & long form) -- Scene structure -- Monologue structure -- Thoughts on Aristotle's poetics -- Other structures -- Writing in 3-D for the living stage -- The limitless room -- The revision process -- Business of playwriting. |
| Abstract | "Playwriting with Purpose: A Guide and Workbook for New Playwrights provides a holistic approach to playwriting from an award-winning playwright and instructor. This book incorporates craft lessons by contemporary playwrights, offers active writing prompts, and provides concrete guidance for new and emerging playwrights. The author takes readers through the entire creative process, from creating characters and writing dialog and silent moments to analysing elements of well-made plays and creating an atmospheric environment. Each chapter is followed by writing prompts and pro-tips that address unique facets of the conversation about the art and craft of playwriting. The book also includes information on the business of playwriting and a recommended reading list of published classic and contemporary plays, providing all the tools to successfully transform an idea into a script, and a script into a performance. Playwriting with Purpose gives writers and students of Playwriting hands-on lessons, artistic concepts, and business savvy to succeed in today's theatre industry"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Goldfinger, Jacqueline. Playwriting with purpose New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022 9781032003801 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021007128 |
| ISBN | 9781003173885 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |