2nd Edition

Writing Your First Play

By Roger Hall Copyright 1998
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

Writing Your First Play provides the beginning playwright with the tools and motivation to tell a story through dramatic form. Based in a series of exercises which gradually grow more complex, the books helps the reader to understand the basic elements of drama, conflict, and action. The exercises help the reader to become increasingly sophisticated in the use of dramatic formats, turning simple... Read more
Foreword* Preface* Introduction* Action* Direct Conflict* Character* Dialogue* Three-Character Conflict* Writing From Life* Writing From a Source* Expanding Your Skills* Writing Your Play* Marketing Your Play* Appendix: Classroom Procedures* Bibliography

Biography

Roger A. Hall

this text provides a step by step process for playwrighting addressing all cricial areas in an accessible manner (Cynthia Austin, Southern Virginia College).