Playwriting
Playwriting Prep Work
The first day of a playwriting unit should not be the first day your students start writing. There are so many barriers and pre-conceived notions when it comes to writing that to dive in on day one...
Playwriting Exercises
Get students writing for the stage.
These playwriting exercises help students turn ideas into scenes, experiment with theatrical choices, and build confidence as writers.
Playwriting
Playwriting Exercises
Writing Exercise: The Letter
If you’re in the middle of a draft and you’re stuck. If you want to work on character development. If you want to work on the relationship between two characters. Time to sit right down and write...
Playwriting
Playwriting Exercises
Writing Exercise: What’s in your cart?
Have you ever stood in line at the grocery store and found yourself casually glancing ahead in line, and then back in line to see what those fore and aft have in their carts? Do you ever try to...
Playwriting
Playwriting Exercises
Writing Exercise: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Not sure where to start for your next play, or even your first play? A great way to create ideas is to explore a writing exercise. Try this picture study exercise and see what writing inspiration...
Playwriting
Playwriting Exercises
Writing Exercise: What’s in Your Bag?
The most interesting characters come alive in the smallest details: a favourite food, a favourite type of music, a fear of spiders, an allergy to plums, a scar from a fall at two years of age, a...