ABSTRACT

Originally 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.

chapter 2|10 pages

A Room of Your Own

chapter 3|10 pages

Fifty Questions to Ask When Writing a Play

chapter 4|10 pages

Character

chapter 6|10 pages

Location: Passports to Playwrighting

chapter 7|26 pages

Endings

chapter 8|22 pages

Rewriting

chapter 9|6 pages

Journals

chapter 11|20 pages

Adapting from Fact and Fiction

chapter 13|4 pages

Critics

chapter 14|8 pages

The Education of a Playwright

chapter 16|12 pages

To Be a Playwright