Building Your Play by David Rush
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 distills the essence of traditional revision into key questions and discusses frequently overlooked tools, terms, and strategies that go beyond established methods of evaluation.
David Rush is an associate professor of theatre at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where he has taught play analysis for over nine years. Named 2002 Playwriting Teacher of the Year by the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Rush is a Resident Writer Emeritus of the Chicago Dramatists and an ensemble member at the Stage Left Theater in Chicago. He has written over twenty plays and musicals, including Germinous Seeds, Cuttings (2003), Police Deaf Near Far (2000), Dapples & Grays (1994), and Leander Stillwell (1992).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780809329595 |
| ISBN 10 | 080932959X |
| Title | Building Your Play |
| Author | David Rush |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Southern Illinois University Press |
| Year published | 2010-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
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