Building your play : theory and practice for the beginning playwright

Rush, David 1940- (Author).

Summary: David Rush takes beginning playwrights through the first draft of a play and deep into the revision process. Drawing on examples from such classics as Othello and The Glass Menagerie, Rush provides detailed models for writers to evaluate their work for weaknesses and focus on the in-depth development of their plays. Rush encourages writers to make sure their plays are clear and focused. He shows how to keep plays dramatically compelling and offers ways to avoid common mistakes that make them dull, confusing, or ineffective. He then dist.

Record details

ISBN: 080932959X
ISBN: 9780809329595
ISBN: 6613675016
ISBN: 9786613675019
ISBN: 9781280698057
ISBN: 1280698055
ISBN: 0809385821
ISBN: 9780809385829
Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 176 pages)
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Publisher: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2010.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:	Fundamentals -- Is it a play? -- The four keys -- Goals -- Obstacles -- Strategies -- Putting them together -- Plot -- Miniplay -- Dramatic questions -- Some advanced tricks -- Pigeon sister -- Exposition pig -- Miscellaneous tricks -- Characterization -- Epilogue: revisions.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.