Playing Together! How the New York Writers' Bloc Created Camaraderie, Community, and Great Stories.
An essay on the practices and working methodologies of the New York Writers' Bloc is presented. It cites the Bloc's foundation in 1978 by playwrights like Jeffrey Sweet and Donald Marguiles as a do-it-yourself (DIY) response to some of the problems present in other developmental programs. It also di...
| Publicado en: | Theatre Topics Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11 |
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| Formato: | Essay |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
Mar2014
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| Sumario: | An essay on the practices and working methodologies of the New York Writers' Bloc is presented. It cites the Bloc's foundation in 1978 by playwrights like Jeffrey Sweet and Donald Marguiles as a do-it-yourself (DIY) response to some of the problems present in other developmental programs. It also discusses the Bloc's use of improvisation techniques, its invitation to actors and directors to join it, and the inspiration it can provide to playwrights to build their own development opportunities. |
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