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The art & craft of playwriting, Jeffrey Hatcher

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The art & craft of playwriting, Jeffrey Hatcher

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eng

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

The art & craft of playwriting

Oclc number

33897781

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Jeffrey Hatcher

Review

"With his hands-on experience, shrewd advice and absolute passion for the theater, Jeffrey Hatcher is the perfect tutor for aspiring playwrights. He keeps his instruction lively and clear by using many examples from a variety of plays - from Hamlet to Amadeus." "Hatcher not only gives you a good sense of the "big ideas," he also fills you in on all the particulars ... how to work intermissions into a play, when to use music, how to furnish your stage space." "Complete, practical and inspirational, this guide takes you behind the scenes and deep into the real world of playwriting."--Jacket

Table Of Contents

Drama and theater -- The six elements of Aristotle -- Space, time and causality -- Getting the great idea and turning it into a play -- Structure -- Great beginnings -- Great middles -- Great endings -- Dialogue -- Hedda Gabler: a script analysis -- Three interviews: Lee Blessing, Marsha Norman and José Rivera

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Art and craft of playwriting

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