Continue writing your play scripts. You should get a few pages completed today in the lab. Write, write, write. Please see below for advice and help if you get stuck.
Please note that the cast list is usually printed just after the title and BEFORE the opening stage directions.
All plays deal with a complicated situation. To create a situation for a story/plot, you need to know the following:
1. Who is appearing in the play? (character)
2. Where is the action taking place (setting)
3. What are the characters doing? (action)
Once these questions are answered, you can complicate the situation by adding a "But...", "suddenly", "when...", or "uh, oh!" sort of statement.
Example: John is in his room when Penny the nun enters and tells him that War has just broken out.
Your play should stay in one setting if you can manage it and be anywhere between 3 and 8 pages in length.
In a 10-minute play, the first page is usually your exposition. We are introduced to the main characters (or minor characters talk about the major character) who are often on-stage doing something.
The next 2-7 pages develop the story or situation. As this is a short play, try to limit the # of problems a character has to overcome or solve. When developing your play, have characters talk about what they want, why they want what they want, and how they may get what they want. They can also talk about their past. What happened to them in the past?
The last few pages of a 10-minute play resolve the conflict. This is usually done just at the very end of the play script (the last few lines).
Please note that the cast list is usually printed just after the title and BEFORE the opening stage directions.
All plays deal with a complicated situation. To create a situation for a story/plot, you need to know the following:
1. Who is appearing in the play? (character)
2. Where is the action taking place (setting)
3. What are the characters doing? (action)
Once these questions are answered, you can complicate the situation by adding a "But...", "suddenly", "when...", or "uh, oh!" sort of statement.
Example: John is in his room when Penny the nun enters and tells him that War has just broken out.
Your play should stay in one setting if you can manage it and be anywhere between 3 and 8 pages in length.
In a 10-minute play, the first page is usually your exposition. We are introduced to the main characters (or minor characters talk about the major character) who are often on-stage doing something.
The next 2-7 pages develop the story or situation. As this is a short play, try to limit the # of problems a character has to overcome or solve. When developing your play, have characters talk about what they want, why they want what they want, and how they may get what they want. They can also talk about their past. What happened to them in the past?
The last few pages of a 10-minute play resolve the conflict. This is usually done just at the very end of the play script (the last few lines).
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