| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 176 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Drama -- Technique.
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Drama -- Technique. |
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Playwriting.
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Playwriting. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rush, David, 1940- Building your play. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2010 9780809329595 (DLC) 2009045986 (OCoLC)463971941 |
| ISBN |
9780809385829 (electronic book) |
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0809385821 (electronic book) |
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9780809329595 |
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080932959X |
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