Writing The 10 Minute Play (Softcover Book)

This book is written for the beginning or seasoned playwright, as well as for actors (or anyone) wishing to attempt their first ten-minute play.Every aspect of writing a ten-minute play is covered, from perking with an idea, to starting the play, to developing it, to effective rewriting , to completing it, even to how to get the most out of readings of your play once you've finished it.

Writing the 10-Minute Play also reveals the best ways to market your play and includes an extensive listing of ten-minute play contests.

The guide contains many in-depth interviews with international playwrights who have had substantial success with their ten-minute plays, as well as publishers of ten-minuteplays and producers of ten-minute play festivals.

Included as we ll are several award-winning ten-minute plays, followed by a discussion by the respective playwrights on how they went about creating their play, from start to finish.

The final chapter offers tips and suggestions from artistic directors of ten-minute play festivals and from well-known playwrights whose ten-minute plays have received awards and publishing deals.