Playwriting with Purpose: A Guide and Workbook for Playwrights (2)

Synopsis

Playwriting with Purpose: A Guide and Workbook for New Playwrights, Second Edition provides a revised and greatly expanded holistic approach to playwriting from an award-winning playwright and professor.This book incorporates craft lessons, scenes for study, and concrete guidance in both the art and business of playwriting. The author takes readers through the entire creative process, from creating characters and writing dialogue to revising and producing your play. Each chapter includes incisive craft lessons, provocative writing prompts, examples from plays, tips from working artists, reading recommendations, and more. Thoroughly revised, new features to this edition include: Vastly expanded sections on structure, world building, business of playwriting, writing for television and film, and more New writing exercises and pro tips from working playwrights in each chapter An exploration of art and craft through a new selection of international plays Shorter chapters with more subject headings to make it easier to find the exact craft lesson or writing prompt you want when you want it Playwriting with Purpose gives writers and students the tools to succeed in today’s theater industry.

Copyright:

2025

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

272 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781040363409

Related ISBNs:

9781040363317, 9781032825960, 9781003505310, 9781032825908, 9781000425062

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

06/16/25

Copyrighted By:

Jacqueline Goldfinger, The right of Jacqueline Goldfinger to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Business and Finance, Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts

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