{"product_id":"9781780010939","title":"So You Want To Be A Playwright?","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow to write a play and get it produced - a manual for playwrights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlaywright and former literary manager Tim Fountain guides the budding playwright over the many hurdles involved in getting a play on - from finding a story that only you know, through the detailed construction of the play, and on to the strategies you can use to get it on stage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat kind of play do you want to write?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhere do you get your ideas from?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow much exposition do you need?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhere do you find your characters' voices?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat should you do when you get stuck?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhere should you send your play?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book also deals with the actual production: choosing directors, designers and actors, and coping with rehearsals, previews and press nights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncludes appendixes of vital websites, and contact details for new-writing theatres, agents and publishers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A marvellous and invaluable guide... full of wisdom and no-nonsense practical advice on the tricky but thrilling business of making plays' (Willy Russell)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177497608432,"sku":"9781780010939","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780010939_p0.jpg?v=1763710797","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780010939","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}