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Overview
There are any number of books on playwrighting which focus on the elements of a play, dramatic structure, character, etc., but this book by Michael Wright is unique in that it uncovers the various and often different processes that practicing playwrights use in wriitng and rewriting their plays. From the various forms of inspiration, overcoming writing blocks, revising a manuscript, etc., this book provides the playwright with models to follow, new techniques to explore, or even mere confirmation in the many ways that playwrights tackle the tasks of creating a play. The book is useful for courses in advanced playwrighting as well as for the practicing playwright who wants to understand their own processes as well as those of their fellow playwrights.
Editorial Reviews
From the Publisher
- Foreward by Mead Hunter, AKS Theater Projects, L.A.
A fascinating and movingly honest look into several individual processes of playwriting, from the first kernel of dream state inspiration to the painstaking details of rewriting a final draft. More of an inside look into coaching sessions rather than our standard idea of a more rigid class, the book does indeed demystify the art of playwriting with revelations of the very individual progress down a creative road it is - albeit with helpful sign posts along the way.
- Morgan Jenness, Creative Consultant, Abrams Artists Agency
This book is an invaluable tool for anyone who seeks to understandint he secret that is playwrighting.
- Lee Blessing
This book is like an archeological dig: it reveals much of what usually remains buried about the most personal aspects of the act of writing. The eight playwrights in this book open up their processes to the reader’s scrutiny and in doing so, they provide a guide of sorts to the reader’s own trajectory.
A terrific addition to the literature on writing!
- Moisés Kaufman, Writer - Director, Tectonic Theater Project
This is a one-of-a-kind wonder of a book on the writer's complex,emotional process of writing a play. Deep inside you'll discover not only the unique path each writer takes to dramatically express their theatrical ideas, but you're privy to an assessment of that process by one our country's most important scholars in the theatre -- Michael Wright.
- Gary Garrison
Library Journal
Many books on the market examine the process of playwriting, but dramatist Wright (Playwriting in Process) has done something unique by asking seven other playwrights to compose an original ten-minute play for this work. In addition, each playwright (Elizabeth Wong and David Crespy, among others) kept a journal of the playwriting process and turned it over to Wright along with all the play drafts. In each chapter, Wright explicates one playwright's offerings and then reproduces his or her final draft in its entirety. His careful editing and instructive commentary clearly connect the playwrights' processes with their product, making the variety of material in this volume impressive rather than overwhelming. In fact, Wright's deft handling of this variety helps him demonstrate the desired conclusion that playwrights can and should use any method of writing that works for them. This work will not only encourage struggling playwrights, as the author hopes, but will provide any writer with some valuable tools. Because it has a very specific aim, it will find its greatest audience in academic libraries that support playwriting programs.--Cheryl J. Van Til, Kent Dist. Lib. Comstock Park, MI Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.Booknews
Wright (Austin Script Works Theatre and WordBRIDGE Playwrights Lab) examines the range of creative choices available as a new play evolves. Using sample drafts, explorations, journals, and follow-up interviews, he offers insight into the processes, methods and thinking of seven playwrights (Elizabeth Wong, David Crespy, Elena Carrillo, Gary Garrison, Velina Hasu Houston, Buillermo Reyes, and Julie Jensen) who span various generations, backgrounds, styles, and points of view. He provides an over-the-shoulder look at how these writers wrote and revised, and how they coped with dead ends as well as sudden flashes of insight and breakthrough. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Product Details
Meet the Author
Michael Wright is the Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Creative Writing at the University of Tulsa, and holds joint appointments in Theatre and Film Studies Departments. He is a playwright and author whose books include "Playwriting at Work and Play," "Playwriting in Process," "Playwriting Master Class."He is the founder and moderator of the Fictional Character Writers Collective in Tulsa and is the U.S. Representative to both World Interplay and the Inter-Scribe project in Australia, as well as Interplay Europe. His plays have been produced across the US and the world.
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