The Playwright's Manifesto: How You Can Be the Future of Playwriting by Sirett

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Book Title
The Playwright's Manifesto: How You Can Be the Future of Playwrit
Publication Date
2022-09-08
Pages
304
ISBN
9781350204287
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1350204285
ISBN-13
9781350204287
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21057263279

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
296 Pages
Publication Name
Playwright's Manifesto : How You Can Be the Future of Playwriting
Language
English
Subject
Theater / Playwriting, General
Publication Year
2022
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Drama, Performing Arts
Author
Paul Sirett
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2022-007106
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
808.2
Table Of Content
Acknowledgements Preface by Jenny Sealey, MBE Prologue PART ONE 1.1 Write Plays 1.2 Write What is Important to You 1.3 Write like Only You can Write 1.4 Stand on the Shoulders of Giants PART TWO 2.1 It isn't Natural(ism) 2.2 Tear Down the Fourth Wall 2.3 Dramatic Structure is not a Scientific Law 2.4 You do Not Need to Know Everything About your Characters 2.5 You are a Dramatic Poet 2.6 Get Musical 2.7 Get Physical 2.8 Think Big 2.9 Shock, Break and Provoke 2.10 Write a Postdramatic Play 2.11 Write Accessibly PART THREE 3.1 How to Write 3.2 Theatre is Collaboration 3.3 Take the business of Being a Playwright Seriously 3.4 Look After your Mental Health 3.5 You are the Future of Playwriting Epilogue Reasons to be a Playwright Notes 253 Bibliography
Synopsis
Shortlisted for the STR Theatre Book Prize 2023 A manifesto for the future of playwriting, this book challenges you to be a part of that future in the belief that it is fundamentally important to write plays. Plays help us understand ourselves, others, and the world around us. Reading this book, you will be challenged to learn your craft, explode what you know, prioritise what is important to you, and write in the way that only you can write. Most books on playwriting explain how to create a believable character in a story driven by plot. This book, however, goes even further in its exploration of the playwright's most valuable tool: theatricality. By learning from the past, and the present, the playwrights of tomorrow can create new, vivid, theatrical drama for the future. This manifesto also examines the process of writing, the art of collaboration, and the impact of writing on a playwright's mental health. It identifies the highs and lows, as well as the trials and tribulations, of life as a playwright in today's world. Theatre is a living artform. It is time for playwrights to acknowledge that fact and to celebrate the unique, primal thrill that a live theatre experience offers us. The future of playwriting is in your hands. Do you accept the challenge?
LC Classification Number
PN1661.S57 2022

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