Playwriting
Before the Modern Play Script: How Stage Directions Took Shape
How stage directions took shape becomes clearer through dated plays and editions, helping readers distinguish…
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Playwriting
See how dialogue, structure and stage directions give a play its shape.
Playwriting
The Natural-Sounding Dialogue Myth
Natural-sounding stage dialogue is not a transcript of everyday talk: learn how compression, rhythm and repetition…
Our point of view
A play is never only the words
Theatre is made in the meeting of text, performers, space and audience. Notice those connections and familiar scenes start to open up.