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The Dramatic Writer's Companion


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About the Book

Moss Hart once said that you never really learn how to write a play; you only learn how to write "this" play. Crafted with that adage in mind, "The Dramatic Writer s Companion" is designed to help writers explore their own ideas in order to develop the script in front of them. No ordinary guide to plotting, this handbook starts with the principle that character is key. The character is not something added to the scene or to the story, writes author Will Dunne. Rather, the character "is" the scene. The character "is" the story.

Having spent decades working with dramatists to refine and expand their existing plays and screenplays, Dunne effortlessly blends condensed dramatic theory with specific action steps over sixty workshop-tested exercises that can be adapted to virtually any individual writing process and dramatic script. Dunne s in-depth method is both instinctual and intellectual, allowing writers to discover new actions for their characters and new directions for their stories.

Dunne s own experience is a crucial element of this guide. His plays have been selected by the Eugene O Neill Theatre Center for three U.S. National Playwrights Conferences and have earnednumerous honors, including a Charles MacArthur Fellowship, four Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards, and two Drama-Logue Playwriting Awards. Thousands of individuals have already benefited from his workshops, and "The Dramatic Writer s Companion" promises to bring his remarkable creative method to an even wider audience."
About the Author:

Will Dunne is currently a resident playwright at Chicago Dramatists, where he develops plays and teaches workshops. He also has led over fifteen hundred workshops through his San Francisco program, served as a dramaturg at the O Neill, and twice attended the Australian National Playwrights Conference as guest instructor. His plays, which include "How I Became an Interesting Person" and "Hotel Desperado," have been presented in Russia, Australia, and Croatia as well as in the U.S."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780226172538
  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press
  • Publisher Imprint: University of Chicago Press
  • Depth: 25
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 28 mm
  • Weight: 730 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0226172538
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 2009
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 231 mm
  • No of Pages: 318
  • Series Title: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, & Publishing
  • Sub Title: Tools to Develop Characters, Cause Scenes, and Build Stories
  • Width: 155 mm


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