Building Your Play: Theory and Practice for the Beginning Playwright

by David Rush

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080932959X
• ISBN13: 9780809329595
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"