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Playwrights Teach Playwriting

by Joan Herrington (Editor), Crystal Brian
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Overview

Playwrights Teach Playwriting is a collection unique in the realm of "how-to" playwriting books. These eleven essays by well-known playwrights explore the pedagogy of playwriting, offering fascinating and valuable insights into the way established playwrights communicate their own creative methods to young writers. Each of the playwrights has extensive experience as a teacher in a variety of venues. Their chapters offer insight into the unique vision of each playwright and provide practical and tested advice, exercise, and course structures for both students and teachers of playwriting. A concluding essay by dramaturg and literary manager, Mead Hunter, offers career advice for beginning as well as emerging playwrights.

Synopsis

Playwrights Teach Playwriting is a collection unique in the realm of "how-to" playwriting books. These eleven essays by well-known playwrights explore the pedagogy of playwriting, offering fascinating and valuable insights into the way established playwrights communicate their own creative methods to young writers. Each of the playwrights has extensive experience as a teacher in a variety of venues. Their chapters offer insight into the unique vision of each playwright and provide practical and tested advice, exercise, and course structures for both students and teachers of playwriting. A concluding essay by dramaturg and literary manager, Mead Hunter, offers career advice for beginning as well as emerging playwrights.

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Book Details

Published
August 1, 2006
Publisher
Smith & Kraus, Inc.
Pages
192
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781575254234

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