Playwriting by Kathleen George

Playwriting by Kathleen George

Presents an introduction to the basic principles, structures and processes of writing plays. This book gives readers the necessary background to begin working on their first play. It captures the workshop experience through writing, analyzing and testing plays. It also contains synopsis and analysis of well-known plays, such as "The Dining Room".

this is a very useful and intelligent book..

Kathleen George is an author of thrillers and a professor of theatre. Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, she completed a doctorate of theatre at the University of Pittsburgh, where she has taught for many years. In 1999, she published The Man in the Buick, a collection of short stories that she followed up with Taken (2001), a well-received thriller about a child's disappearance. She continued writing police procedurals starring Pittsburgh homicide detective Richard Christie, including Fallen (2004), Afterimage (2007), and Hideout (2011).
In 2009, she published The Odds, a thriller about the drug trade in Pittsburgh, which was nominated for an Edgar Award. Besides writing thrillers, George is the editor of Pittsburgh Noir (2011), an anthology of crime stories set in the Steel City, and several books about theatre, including Rhythm in Drama (1980), Playwriting: The First Workshop (1994), and Winter's Tales (2005). She is married to writer Hilary Masters.

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ISBN 13	9780240801902
ISBN 10	0240801903
Title	Playwriting
Author	Kathleen George
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	1994-12-04
Number of pages	272
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