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Archer, Frank

 
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Sinopsis

How to Write a Good Play delivers practical, field-tested guidance for aspiring dramatists. This nonfiction guide breaks down the craft of playwriting into clear, steps you can apply. It emphasizes how to shape a story for the stage, manage pace and tone, and collaborate with actors and managers to bring a play to life.

This edition focuses on the core mechanics of a successful script, from invention and motive to structure, dialogue, and practical production concerns. It offers concrete approaches and examples, helping you move from idea to a producible, stage-worthy piece without getting lost in theory.


  • Understand the difference between a story and a play, and how to translate it to the stage.

  • Learn about essential elements like motive, tone, and the denouement to sustain interest.

  • Explore character and dialogue, including how to craft effective love scenes, quarrels, and comic moments.

  • Get practical guidance on writing a scenario, budgeting time for rehearsals, and working with managers.



Ideal for readers who want a solid, actionable foundation in playwriting and for students studying drama and theatre production.

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Excerpt from How to Write a Good Play

For those who have had the good fortune to succeed in mastering the difficulties of which this volume treats, it may have but a limited interest; but the author believes that his views, as an actor of many years' experience, will not prove unacceptable to that large body of writers.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from How to Write a Good Play

For those who have had the good fortune to succeed in mastering the difficulties of which this volume treats, it may have but a limited interest; but the author believes that his views, as an actor of many years' experience, will not prove unacceptable to that large body of writers for whom the problem has a special attraction.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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