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.
Playwriting with Purpose: A Guide and Workbook for New Playwrights Second Edition?provides a revised and 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.
Introduction: How This Works
1. Writing Warm Ups
2. Now and You
3.
Character
4. Externalization
5. Monologue
6. Conflict & Action
7. Dialogue
8.
Stage Directions
9. Exposition
10. Story & Plot
11. Play World
12. Theme &
Idea
13. Point of View
14. Scenes
15. Whats in a Scene
16. Scene Length &
Scope
17. Structure & the Dramatic Question
18. Five Popular Structures
19.
Other Notes on Structure
20. Play Designations
21. Short Plays
22. Feedback &
Collaboration
23. Revision
24. The Business of Playwriting
25. Writing for
Film & TV
26. Extra Credit
Jacqueline Goldfinger is an award-winning playwright, dramaturg, and librettist. Her work has been produced around the world, including performances at The Kennedy Center, Sydney Opera House, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, École nationale de théâtre du Canada, BBC Radio 3, among others. As an educator, she has taught playwriting and dramaturgy at University of Pennsylvania (undergraduate), University of California, Davis (graduate), and others. She was the Guest Editor for the new play issue of the Journal of American Drama and Theatre. As a dramaturg, she has worked on new plays at La Jolla Playhouse, Philadelphia Theatre Company, and others. For more information, visit www.jacquelinegoldfinger.com.
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