2010 interview with Vermont playwright Dana Yeaton about his play, My Ohio, and writing for the theater. This week's Write The Book Prompt is to take a scene of dialogue between two or more characters and re-write it for the theater. Block it out, consider if the lines of dialogue that exist might need to be re-tweaked to make sense on stage. Think about your characters' movements; will they be different in a theatrical version?Good luck with this exercise and please listen next week for an...
2010 interview with Vermont playwright Dana Yeaton about his play, My Ohio, and writing for the theater.
This week's Write The Book Prompt is to take a scene of dialogue between two or more characters and re-write it for the theater. Block it out, consider if the lines of dialogue that exist might need to be re-tweaked to make sense on stage. Think about your characters' movements; will they be different in a theatrical version?
Good luck with this exercise and please listen next week for another.
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