Class Five: May 29th

Group discussion
Review of the past week. Writing, reading, plays, movies, etc.

Dialogue and language

• Stylistic pitfalls to avoid
• Exposition (and how to get away with it!)
• Writing for action, not merely discussion
• How to get a character's voice
  Stems from character bio; make mental comparisons;listening, reading, speaking the text aloud
• Illustrations from Shakespeare - it's all in the text!
  Is this a dagger?
  
• Subtext, what's buried between the lines
• Exercises on subtext
  Click this link to get the document: Subtext exercises

Workshop on student Ten Minute Plays

Suggested Homework
Write your play to the climax; then stop. Outline the remainder of the play.