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Letters to a Young Playwright

- Practical and Impractical Advice on the Art of Playwriting

Om Letters to a Young Playwright

Adam Szymkowicz is that rarest of things: a working playwright. At a time when the entire business model of American theatre seems on the verge of implosion--and most dramatists survive only through soul-sucking day jobs, the largesse of patrons or their own families, or writing for television--Szymkowicz has carved out a distinctive niche for himself without relying on big institutions or the brass ring of a Broadway production. Each year, his body of work--over 20 sharp, funny, pop-culture-inflected plays animated by an unabashed romanticism--is staged everywhere from major urban theatres to colleges and high schools. In Letters to a Young Playwright, Szymkowicz dispenses hard-earned, unsentimental, and entertaining advice to early-career dramatists. Modeled on Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, it covers topics like writer's block, self-promotion, and the pluses and minuses of pivoting to Hollywood in insightful and digestible short essays. Perfect for beginning playwrights as well as mid-career writers looking to reinvigorate their craft and career, it contains endlessly useful advice and reflections from one of the most-produced living playwrights in America--as well as a handful of select excerpts from the over 1,100 interviews he has conducted with playwrights since 2009.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781493088195
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Utgitt:
  • 24. september 2024
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 122x193x13 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 227 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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Adam Szymkowicz is that rarest of things: a working playwright. At a time when the entire business model of American theatre seems on the verge of implosion--and most dramatists survive only through soul-sucking day jobs, the largesse of patrons or their own families, or writing for television--Szymkowicz has carved out a distinctive niche for himself without relying on big institutions or the brass ring of a Broadway production. Each year, his body of work--over 20 sharp, funny, pop-culture-inflected plays animated by an unabashed romanticism--is staged everywhere from major urban theatres to colleges and high schools.
In Letters to a Young Playwright, Szymkowicz dispenses hard-earned, unsentimental, and entertaining advice to early-career dramatists. Modeled on Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, it covers topics like writer's block, self-promotion, and the pluses and minuses of pivoting to Hollywood in insightful and digestible short essays. Perfect for beginning playwrights as well as mid-career writers looking to reinvigorate their craft and career, it contains endlessly useful advice and reflections from one of the most-produced living playwrights in America--as well as a handful of select excerpts from the over 1,100 interviews he has conducted with playwrights since 2009.

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