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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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