Writing the
Award-Winning Play
by Jan Henson Dow & Shannon Michal Dow
As winners and judges in playwriting contests, this team knows what sets award-winning plays apart from those that end up in the rejection pile. Let two national award-winning playwrights direct you through the playwriting process with this fun, yet vital guide that details the essentials judges, producers, and other theatre professionals are looking for in a play.
For beginning and intermediate playwrights who wish to improve their work, this is a witty, easy to follow book filled with practical information designed to give your play an edge.
Developed through personal experience as playwrights and play contest judges, and through their playwriting workshops, Writing the Award-Winning Play covers writing and developing your play; what to do with your play once its written, utilizing readings, playwriting groups, and workshops; entering contests; getting produced; writing the synopsis and query letter; promoting your work; legal matters; and more.
Critical Acclaim for Writing the Award-Winning Play:
Ralph Maffongelli -- Artistic
Director, Sheboygan Theatre Company
"Writing the Award-Winning Play by Jan Henson Dow &
Shannon Michal Dow is an extremely practical and user-friendly text that
beautifully blends literary theory with the mechanics of scriptwriting.
All aspects of the subject are covered, from character and plot development to
re-writing and work-shopping to formatting and marketing. Emphasizing
classic play structure, the book stresses the importance of conflict and
resolution in ways which makes it appropriate for actors and directors as wells
as writers. As a successful mother and daughter team, the authors share
both the similarities and dissimilarities in the way they work, making the
volume all the more helpful. And while being totally encouraging to those
with playwriting aspirations, they never diminish the amount of work that it
entails."
Elise F. Knapp -- Professor Emeritus,
Western Connecticut State University
"Janet and Shannon Dow have created the ideal text for anyone who
teaches playwriting. Writing the Award-Winning Play has everything
a writing instructor looks for: witty readability, clear organization,
nuts-and-bolts handling of each step in the development of drama, and practical
advice on marketing. what's more, it's inexpensive! I have never
seen a more attractive handbook for budding playwrights."
Paperback:
$16.95
