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YOU CAN WRITE A PLAY!
By: Milton E. Polsky
Synopsis  |  Table of Contents
CONTENTS
 
Introduction: Inviting Your Imagination  . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
 
I. Exploring the Dramatic Medium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
II. Narrative vs. Dramatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
III. Discovering Your Idea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
IV. Plot: Getting Started  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
V. Shaping Your Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
VI. More on Plot-- and Plotting Less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
VII. Creating Your Characters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
VIII. The Art of Sounds and Silences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
IX. To Adapt or Not to Adapt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
X. Opportunities in the Theatre  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
 
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Photo Credits  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Index  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
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