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OverviewOriginally published in 2005, To Be A Playwright is an insightful and detailed guide to the craft of playwriting. Part memoir and part how-to guide, this useful book outlines the tools and techniques necessary to the aspiring playwright. Comprised of a collection of memoirs and lectures which blend seamlessly to deliver a practical hands-on guide to playwriting, this book illuminates the elusive challenges confronting creators of dynamic expression and offers a roadmap to craft of playwrighting. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Janet NeiprisPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.648kg ISBN: 9780367183257ISBN 10: 0367183250 Pages: 268 Publication Date: 14 February 2019 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"1. The Twelve Habits of Successful Playwrights 2. A Room of Your Own 3. Fifty Questions to Ask When Writing A Play 4. Character 5. Dialogue: The Ways Our Characters Speak to Us 6. Location: Passports to Playwrighting 7. Endings 8. Rewriting 9. Journals 10. The Making of a Play: ""Small Delegation"" From Beijing to Home 11. Adapting From Fact and Fiction 12. The Do’s and Don’ts of Playwriting: What I Know to be True 13. Critics 14. The Education of a Playwright 15. What They Told Me: Advice on Writing and Other Vices 16. To Be A Playwright 17. Notes Index"ReviewsAuthor InformationJanet Neipris is an award-winning playwright and Professor of Dramatic Writing at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Her previous publications include To Be a Playwright (Routledge, 2006), Natives (2011), Plays by Janet Neipris (2000), and the musical Jeremy and the Thinking Machine, with Barbara Greenberg (2005). Her plays and letters are in the Theatre collection of Harvard University’s Houghton Library. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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