The Playwright S Purpose
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The Playwright S Purpose
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Author : Motti Lerner
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2015-04-02
The Playwright S Purpose written by Motti Lerner and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-02 with Performing Arts categories.
"This stirring monograph is about the means which playwrights who desire to create change in the world can implement their purpose. Lerner argues that the most potent tool to profoundly mobilize an audience is the catharsis, which he explores and redefines here in a revolutionary way, clarifying the basic Aristotelian principles as to how a playwright might create it."--Publisher's description
Playwriting With Purpose
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Author : Jacqueline Goldfinger
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-08-16
Playwriting With Purpose written by Jacqueline Goldfinger and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-16 with Performing Arts categories.
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.
The Provincetown Players And The Playwrights Theatre 1915 1922
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Author : Edna Kenton
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2004-01-01
The Provincetown Players And The Playwrights Theatre 1915 1922 written by Edna Kenton and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Performing Arts categories.
The feminist writer and editor Edna Kenton (1876ndash;1954) was elected to the Executive Committee of the Provincetown Players by 1916. This theatrical company, first to present the plays of Eugene O'Neill, rebelled against the commercialism of Broadway and gave unrecognized dramatists the opportunity to experiment. Kenton was a great admirer of company leader George Cram Cook, and when Cook died in Greece in the early 1920s, Kenton dedicated herself to upholding his vision of a Dionysian ideal in American theater. This is Kenton's original history of the influential theatre, from the first seasons at Provincetown in 1915 and 1916, to the final New York season in 1922. This invaluable eyewitness account has been edited from the most complete and latest version of Kenton's text, with consultation of earlier incomplete versions. Kenton transcribed many playbills into the text, and included others whole between the pages; the latter are included as illustrations. An appendix reprints Kenton's two periodical articles about the Provincetown Players and articles from the New York Herald, the Boston Globe, and the Boston Evening Transcript, as well as other memories of the Provincetown Players, including those of Marsden Hartley, Nina Moise, M. Eleanor Fitzgerald, and Djuna Barnes.
The Playwright S Process
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Author : Buzz Mclaughlin
language : en
Publisher: Back Stage Books
Release Date : 2011-11-23
The Playwright S Process written by Buzz Mclaughlin and has been published by Back Stage Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-23 with Performing Arts categories.
Here is the first and only manual for playwrights ever designed to draw directly from the wisdom of leading contemporary dramatists. Interwoven with hundreds of quotations from the author's own in-depth interview series at the Dramatists Guild, in New York City, The Playwright's Process offers a fresh and lively discussion of the indispensable ingredients of strong dramatic writing. Every essential step the writer must take to create a well-written, stageworthy play is examined and explored. Also mining his own experience as a dramatist and a teacher of playwriting, author Buzz McLaughlin details the entire process of developing the kernel of an idea into a fully realized play—from the writer's very first jottings to the readings and workshops that lead to a professional production. Laying in the basic building blocks of dramatic structure, the exploration of character, the elements of good dialogue writing, and much, much more, McLaughlin reinforces every lesson with the words of: Edward Albee Lee Blessing Horton Foote Athol Fugard John Guare Tina Howe David Ives Romulus Linney Emily Mann Terrence McNally Arthur Miller Marsha Norman John Patrick Shanley Wendy Wasserstein Michael Weller Lanford Wilson A resource for beginning and experienced writers, The Playwright's Process is a virtual guided tour of the dramatist's challenging and often mysterious creative process, chock-full of specific techniques, practical exercises, and candid observations on craft and method straight from the mouths of working, award-winning playwrights. No book on playwriting has offered so much before, or in such an illuminating and integrated way.
Playwrights And Literary Games In Seventeenth Century China
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Author : Jing Shen
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2010-08-04
Playwrights And Literary Games In Seventeenth Century China written by Jing Shen and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-04 with Social Science categories.
Playwrights and Literary Games in Seventeenth-Century China: Plays by Tang Xianzu, Mei Dingzuo, Wu Bing, Li Yu, and Kong Shangren is a full-length study of chuanqi (romance) drama, a sophisticated form with substantial literary and meta-theatrical value that reigned in Chinese theater from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries and nourished later theatrical traditions including jingju (Beijing Opera). Highly educated dramatists used chuanqi to present in artistic form personal, social, and political concerns of their time. There were six outstanding examples of these trends, considered masterpieces in their time and ever since. This study presents them in their social and cultural context during the long seventeenth century (1580–1700), the period of great experimentation and political transition. The romantic spirit and independent thinking of the late Ming elite stimulated the efflorescence of the chuanqi, and that legacy was inherited and investigated during the second half of the seventeenth-century in early Qing. Jing Shen examinees the texts to demonstrate that the playwrights appropriate, convert, or misinterpret other genres or literary works of enduring influence into their plays to convey subtle and subversive expressions in the fine margins between tradition and innovation, history and theatrical re-presentation. By exploring the components of romance in texts from late Ming to early Qing, Shen reveals creative readings of earlier themes, stories, plays and the changing idea of romanticism for chuanqi drama. This study also shows the engagement of literati playwrights in closed literary circles in which chuanqi plays became a tool by which literati playwrights negotiated their agency and social stature. The five playwrights whose works are analyzed in this book had different experiences pursuing government service as scholar-officials; some failed to achieve high office. But their common concerns and self-conscious literary choices reveal important in
Thinking About The Playwright
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Author : Eric Bentley
language : en
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Release Date : 1987
Thinking About The Playwright written by Eric Bentley and has been published by Northwestern University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Essays discuss Ibsen, Strindberg, O'Neill, Brecht, Shaw, acting styles, theater controversies, translation, regional drama, and the nature of theater.
The Playwright S Manifesto
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Author : Paul Sirett
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-09-08
The Playwright S Manifesto written by Paul Sirett and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-08 with Drama categories.
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?
S 2349 The Playwrights Licensing Antitrust Initiative Act
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
S 2349 The Playwrights Licensing Antitrust Initiative Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Playwrights On Playmaking And Other Studies Of The Stage
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Author : Brander Matthews
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2025-03-02
Playwrights On Playmaking And Other Studies Of The Stage written by Brander Matthews and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-03-02 with Drama categories.
In "Playwrights on Playmaking: And Other Studies of the Stage," Brander Matthews delves into the intricacies of theatrical creation, offering insightful analyses of the craft from a variety of playwrights. The book is a critical examination of drama, blending Matthews' accessible prose with an astute understanding of theatrical traditions. He explores themes such as character development, dramatic structure, and the connection between playwrights and their cultural context, enriching the reader's appreciation for the stage as an artistic medium. By drawing on a range of authors, Matthews cultivates an eloquent discourse on playwriting that remains relevant to both practitioners and critics alike. Brander Matthews, an eminent figure in American theater, was a pioneering critic and playwright. His extensive experience in both writing and analyzing plays during the late 19th and early 20th centuries undoubtedly influenced his perspective on the theatrical process. Matthews's engagement with contemporaneous playwrights and his role as an educator in the field of drama contributed to the nuanced viewpoints he presents, revealing a deep-rooted respect for the art form and its evolution. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the mechanics of playwriting and the history of theater. Matthews offers a treasure trove of wisdom that will benefit aspiring playwrights, theater enthusiasts, and those seeking a deeper understanding of the dramatic arts. His engaging explorations encourage readers to reflect on the transformative power of theater, making it an essential addition to any literary collection.
The New Wave Of British Women Playwrights
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Author : Elisabeth Angel-Perez
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2023-01-30
The New Wave Of British Women Playwrights written by Elisabeth Angel-Perez and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
It is a fact that today’s British stages resound with powerfully innovative voices and that, very often, these voices have been those of young women playwrights. This collection of essays gives visibility and pride of place to these fascinating voices by exploring the vitality, inventiveness and particularly strong relevance of these poetics. These women playwrights sometimes invent radically new forms and sometimes experiment with conventional ones in fresh and unexpected ways, as for example when they re-energize naturalism and provide it with new missions. The plays that are addressed are all concerned with the necessity to grasp the complexity of the contemporary world and to further investigate what it means to be human. Intimate or epic, and sometimes both at once, visionary or closer to everyday life, these plays approach the contemporary world through a multitude of prisms – historical, scientific, political and poetic – and open different and visionary perspectives.