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...

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Publicado en:Theatre Topics Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
Autor principal: Bray, John Patrick
Formato: Essay
Publicado: Johns Hopkins University Press Mar2014
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