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Author : Tracy C. Davis,Ellen Donkin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1999-05-27
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521659825
This collection of essays recovers the names and careers of nineteenth-century women playwrights.
Author : Effiong Johnson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781453584910
Summary The Nigerian theatre milieu is trapped in a cobweb of strangulating strings. Little wonder, therefore, that its growth has been impaired over the years. The numerous multi-tribal thrusts in Nigeria disallow the full growth and development of theatre forms and trends. The university and other degree-awarding institutions engaged in theatre studies, have not carved out uniquely distinguishing styles that can be said to be theirs. The Nigerian theatre makers themselves are not style-driven and technique-creating. An ideal repertory of form can hardly be identified with them in a sustainable manner. The National Theatre set up as a symbol of the nation's cultural pride, now stands as a totem for the nation's creative shame; The state-owned Cultural Centre Boards are devoid of objectives in focused cultural promotions. Many graduates of the arts-prefer other creative businesses. A few die-hards are bedeviled by frustrating dilemmas as businessmen refuse to patronise theatre because they consider it a wasteful venture, while international agencies shun it because of its profit-making outlook.
Author : Stephen Jeffreys
Publisher : Theatre Communications Group
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1559369728
This essential guide to the craft of playwriting, from the author of The Libertine, reveals the various invisible frameworks and mechanisms that are at the heart of each and every successful play.
Author : Sam Smiley,Norman A. Bert
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780300128505
The incidence of melanoma has increased by 2000% since 1930 and one person dies each hour from the disease. This cutting edge guide provides scientifically accurate information which patients and their families need, to understand melanoma and its treatment and to receive necessary reassurance. It is also a vitally important resource for those who want information about preventing the disease or finding it early when it is most curable. Catherine M. Poole, a melanoma survivor and melanoma patient advocate for many organisations, and Dr. DuPont Guerry, an internationally renowned melanoma expert, have collaborated to provide current, correct and easily understood information on the disease. The authors have had first-hand contact with a multitude of patients with melanoma, and they understand exactly how to empower patients to gain control of their situations and obtain the best treatment.
Author : Noël Greig
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Playwriting
ISBN : 0415310431
Containing a wealth of exercises for individuals and groups involved in making theatre, this text offers a practical guide to the creation of text for live performance.
Author : Paul Castagno
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781478651321
Playwriting Intensive takes a fresh approach to playwriting—putting dialogue first. Castagno shows novice playwrights how to use language to generate character and structure. His decades of experience teaching and writing have resulted in a fresh, informed pedagogy designed to get students off to the right start and progressing quickly. Castagno emphasizes learning by process through the text, encouraging readers to experiment and familiarize themselves with the best practices provided. His lessons focus on the skills contemporary playwrights will use in their careers, including promoting diversity both through featured examples and dedicated exercises.
Author : Louis E. Catron
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1990-07-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781478608271
A practical guidebook for effective playwriting! This imaginative and enthusiastic book is designed especially for those having the desire to create, to entertain, and to express their emotions and ideas. It features a practical, down-to-earth emphasis on craft and structure rather than on theory as its step-by-step approach shows just whats involved in creating a stageworthy play. Coverage includes basic considerations such as plot and character development, theme and dialogue as well as production and publication considerations. Outstanding features: offers concrete writing guidelines; includes exercises that get the reader going and inspirational anecdotes; presents excerpts from such classics as Macbeth, The Glass Menagerie, and The Dumb Waiter that help the student grasp key concepts; lists plays to read for instruction; includes valuable information not usually found in comparable collections.
Author : Will Dunne
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780226494111
Spark your creativity, hone your writing, and improve your scripts with the self-contained character, scene, and story exercises found in this classic guide. Having spent decades working with dramatists to refine and expand their existing plays and screenplays, Dunne effortlessly blends condensed dramatic theory with specific action steps—over sixty workshop-tested exercises that can be adapted to virtually any individual writing process and dramatic script. Dunne’s in-depth method is both instinctual and intellectual, allowing writers to discover new actions for their characters and new directions for their stories. The exercises can be used by those just starting the writing process and by those who have scripts already in development. With each exercise rooted in real-life issues from Dunne’s workshops, readers of this companion will find the combined experiences of more than fifteen hundred workshops in a single guide. This second edition is fully aligned with a brand-new companion book, Character, Scene, and Story, which offers forty-two additional activities to help writers more fully develop their scripts. The two books include cross-references between related exercises, though each volume can also stand alone. No ordinary guide to plotting, this handbook centers on the principle that character is key. “The character is not something added to the scene or to the story,” writes Dunne. “Rather, the character is the scene. The character is the story.” With this new edition, Dunne’s remarkable creative method will continue to be the go-to source for anyone hoping to take their story to the stage. “Dunne mixes an artist’s imagination and intuition with a teacher’s knowledge of the craft of dramatic writing.” —May-Brit Akerholt, award-winning dramaturg
Author : Jacqueline Goldfinger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781000425062
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 and provides concrete guidance for new and emerging playwrights. The author takes readers through the entire creative process, from creating characters and writing dialogue and silent moments to analyzing 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 theater industry.
Author : Paul Gardiner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781474288033
Playwriting is a skill under-explored in the classroom, despite the strong evidence that it's an engaging and rewarding activity for young people. Teaching Playwriting addresses this gap and is an essential resource for teachers wanting to gain the skills and confidence necessary to introduce playwriting to their students. Based on rich research and clearly explained theoretical concepts, the book explores the lessons from creativity theory that will provide the teacher with the skills and knowledge necessary to empower students' writing and creativity. It also includes extensive practical activities and writing exercises to develop students' playwriting proficiency and creative capacity. Discussing key concepts in playwriting such as idea, dialogue, character, action and structure, the book enables teachers to respond to the unique learning needs of their students and help them tell their stories and reach their potential as young playwrights.
Author : Dramatist
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Authorship
ISBN : UOM:39015063933538
Author : Alfred Hennequin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Drama
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041169918
Author : Louis E. Catron,Norman A. Bert
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781478636885
Louis Catron imbued experienced and fledgling playwrights with inspiration, guidance, and a passport to maximizing their writing skills as well as their overall ability to transform written words into a stage production. He understood that being a playwright is more than putting pen to paper. It involves expressing a personal point of view, bringing a vision to life, developing dimensional characters, structuring a play’s action, and finding producers, directors, and actors to bring the work to life. In the second edition Norman Bert infuses the enduring merits of Catron’s original work with examples, technological developments, and trends geared to today’s readers. Bert’s play references are familiar to contemporary students, including examples from plays written since 2000. He includes useful information on web-based research and the electronic submission process. A new chapter focuses on the playwright’s responsibility to lay the groundwork for production elements like casting, design, theatre architecture as it impacts audience–performer relationships, staging modes, and the uses and expectations of stage directions. Also new to this edition are reading resources for delving deeper into topics discussed.
Author : Jesse Lynch Williams,Langdon Mitchell,Lord Dunsany,Gilbert Emery,Rachel Crothers
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-11
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781512808933
A discussion of technique, audience, inspiration, production, and construction in playwriting by prominent authorities in the field. The Mask and Wig Foundation
Author : Angelo Parra
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781118120972
The easy way to craft, polish, and get your play on stage Getting a play written and produced is a daunting process. From crystallizing story ideas, formatting the script, understanding the roles of the director stagecraft people, to marketing and financing your project, and incorporating professional insights on writing, there are plenty of ins and outs that every aspiring playwright needs to know. But where can you turn for guidance? Playwriting For Dummies helps any writer at any stage of the process hone their craft and create the most dramatic and effective pieces. Guides you through every process of playwriting?from soliloquies, church skits, and one act plays to big Broadway musicals Advice on moving your script to the public stage Guidance on navigating loopholes If you're an aspiring playwright looking to begin the process, or have already penned a masterpiece and need trusted advice to bring it into the spotlight, Playwriting For Dummies has you covered.