To Be a Playwright

Comprising the finest of successful playwright Janet Neipris'¬" lectures on the subject of writing successful plays, To Be a Playwright speaks eloquently to the needs of emerging playwrights and teachers as it covers the need-to-know basics and key issues involved in writing plays.Collected here for the first time, Neipris' brief punchy talks cover topics including:* Character* Dialogue* Adapting from Fact and Fiction* The Twelve Habits of Highly Successful Playwrights.As a leading voice in the professional playwriting community for more than twenty years, and a champion of young playwrights, Janet Neipris has provided an inspirational guide for students, professionals, and anyone interested in directing, acting and theatre craft.Janet Neipris is the author of 'To Be a Playwright', published 2005 under ISBN 9780878301874 and ISBN 0878301879.