THEA 2010 Lecture 9: Playwrights
22 Feb 2019
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Wright comes from the middle ages and means one who builds . Usually work alone, with some exception, can take years to write a play. Open shop unions for playwrights is the dramatists guild of america. Televisions and screenwriter writers for hire (sell copyright) Powerful closed-shop union/ writers guild of america. Reward for long hours for playwrights is their work is often presented as written. Three basic ingredients that make a play. Short descriptions of how the line is to be delivered. Acts are the major sections of the play (made of multiple scenes) Characters in action (must understand people"s motivations and emotions) Conflict (one of the constants of humans existence) Desire + obstacle x lack of compromise = conflict. Language ( we talk because we want) Playwright"s selection of events to create a logical sequence and as a result to distill meaning from the chaos of life. Beginning- a: event (an unusual event that draws the audience in)
