Playwright's Workout - Exercises for the Dramatic Imagination from Professional Playwrights

This collection of exercises is designed to build creative muscle in students of playwriting and will prove useful as well to working dramatists who want to build their skills while stretching their imaginative powers. Contributed by some of America's foremost playwrights and playwriting teachers, these varied and inventive exercises offer new sources for dramatic inspiration, provide ways to embolden dramatic action, and encourage experimentation with the basic elements of playwriting.Christopher Durang, Romulus Linney, and Theresa Rebeck are among the 30 playwrights offering playwriting advice in The Playwright's Workout.Also giving guidance and inspiration are:Janet AllardLee BlessingConstance CongdonKia CorthronLisa D'AmourDan DietzJordan HarrisonJeffrey HatcherNaomi IizukaJon JoryArthur KopitSherry KramerCarson KreitzerCarter LewisCraig LucasEduardo MachadoEmily MannMelanie MarnichEllen McLaughlinKira ObolenskyJose RiveraSarah RuhlCaridad SvichC. Denby SwansonKathleen TolanAlice TuanElizabeth WongMarsha NormanMac WellmanWhile most playwriting guides introduce students to basic concepts and practices, The Playwright's Workout offers a range of imaginative prompts to the creative act of playwriting.