Playwriting For Dummies

Name: Playwriting For Dummies
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ISBN: 9781394430246

Overview

Advance your playwriting ideas from concept to production.

Playwriting For Dummies brings clarity, inspiration, practical know-how, and fun to every stage of your playwriting journey. First-time playwrights and veterans alike will get an inside look at the current state of the industry, including new trends and technologies shaping the art form. You’ll also get expert advice on how to refine your ideas, develop rich characters, write authentic dialogue, and shape a story that resonates. When you’re ready to fine-tune, Playwriting For Dummies has your back, with insights on welcoming feedback and using rehearsals to iron out dramatic kinks. Before long, you’ll be watching your work come to life on the stage.

Develop strong concepts, memorable characters, and compelling dialogue that moves your story forward
Improve your scripts through revision strategies, rehearsal insights, and practical steps that take your play from draft to performance
Adapt your writing to today’s shorter run times and smaller casts
Explore how AI is changing theatre, and how you can use it to improve your scripts

Ideal for aspiring playwrights and creative storytellers eager to understand the world of theatre, Playwriting For Dummies shows you how to navigate a rapidly evolving industry and create work for the stage that will have audiences on the edge of their seats.

About The Author

Angelo Parra is an award-winning playwright whose works have been produced Off-Broadway, at prestigious regional theatres throughout the United States, in Canada, and overseas. He has taught playwriting, theatre, film, and writing for more than 30 years at several colleges, including NYU.

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CHEAT SHEET

Playwriting is an exciting and accessible performing arts scriptwriting discipline. Anyone can write a play, round up some friends as actors, and gather an audience to present original theatre at its most fundamental level. But to write great plays that enthrall audiences, you may want to explore playwriting in more detail. To be a successful playwright, you need to know where ideas for plays come from, the lingo writers speak, how to create fully dimensional characters, how to write dialogue, where to start your play, how to develop your storyline and reach the story’s climax, how to bring your play to a satisfying conclusion, and, ultimately, how to get it produced.