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Coles The Playwright's Journey: From First Spark to Night at Bayshore Shopping Centre in Ottawa, ON
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A clear, supportive and comprehensive guide to writing a play – based on the author's long-running playwriting masterclasses, as taught at the UK's National Theatre. This book leads you through everything you need to know, including:
The theatrical tools and techniques you can use to bring your play to life on the stage (and how these differ from writing for film and TV)
Discovering and trusting your writing process, with a range of approaches for developing your initial idea into a completed script
Understanding your characters, including their goals and central conflicts, and using emotional logic to connect them to your story
Finding the dramatic structure and theatrical setting that best suits your play
The key elements of constructing a great scene, including how to invoke tension, deepen characterisation and create effective transitions
Writing engaging, active dialogue by finding each character's voice, balancing exposition with subtext, and rooting what a character says in their specific context
Throughout, you'll find examples from classical and modern plays, plus insights from other contemporary playwrights into their own writing journeys. Each chapter provides a set of exercises to help you practise what you've learnt. There's also advice on what to do once you've finished your script – including redrafting, receiving feedback and taking notes – and how to navigate your play's progress towards production. Whether you're an emerging playwright or embarking on your first-ever play, The Playwright's Journey will help you develop your creativity, strengthen your connection to your material, and transform your idea into a fully formed play that feels alive on the page – and the stage.
A clear, supportive and comprehensive guide to writing a play – based on the author's long-running playwriting masterclasses, as taught at the UK's National Theatre. This book leads you through everything you need to know, including:
The theatrical tools and techniques you can use to bring your play to life on the stage (and how these differ from writing for film and TV)
Discovering and trusting your writing process, with a range of approaches for developing your initial idea into a completed script
Understanding your characters, including their goals and central conflicts, and using emotional logic to connect them to your story
Finding the dramatic structure and theatrical setting that best suits your play
The key elements of constructing a great scene, including how to invoke tension, deepen characterisation and create effective transitions
Writing engaging, active dialogue by finding each character's voice, balancing exposition with subtext, and rooting what a character says in their specific context
Throughout, you'll find examples from classical and modern plays, plus insights from other contemporary playwrights into their own writing journeys. Each chapter provides a set of exercises to help you practise what you've learnt. There's also advice on what to do once you've finished your script – including redrafting, receiving feedback and taking notes – and how to navigate your play's progress towards production. Whether you're an emerging playwright or embarking on your first-ever play, The Playwright's Journey will help you develop your creativity, strengthen your connection to your material, and transform your idea into a fully formed play that feels alive on the page – and the stage.
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