Theatre Geekery

I've stressed many times that there is not one correct way to write a play. You write how things work for you. I was in a playwriting...

The first thing many people think of when they hear the word storyboarding is movies. It is understandable that they think of this because...

There are many playwrights who like the plot treatment. I can honestly say that I am not one of them. I may use it in part, but I do not...

This entry somewhat goes with the last entry, Playwriting - Part 5H - Creating Characters by Letting them Speak to You . Since your charac...

No matter which ways you've used to create your characters, you've obviously got characters for your play. If there are no charac...

While you may have a play where characters only first meet each other during the play, that is highly unlikely. It is likely that at least...

If you've created backstories for characters, a way to get deeper into those backstories is to create a monologue for one of the events...

When you create characters, something that can help you identify with them is to create backstories. These are more details that are usua...

If you're a writer, you've probably done it. You've probably givena character a name that means something that is supposed to ...

When I was a freshman and a sophomore in high school, I didn't think a lot about using the characteristics of animals to create charact...

McNeese State University Theatre is currently presenting "The Teenager Project: Mythbusting Adolescence." This play is differe...

You may know a person on whom you'd like to base a character. However, if you do not have direct permission from that person to try to...

When it comes to writing plays, it is important to know your characters. However, sometimes you have an idea for a play that is only a co...

If there's' an external world for characters, that means there's also an internal world. If you can think of more things than ...

LaGrange High School is currently showing a production of Beauty and the Beast, Jr. . Children of the 90s will fondly remember the story...

I've been dealing with the external world when it comes to using character biographies. One last part that I want to mention is leisur...

If you use character biographies, another important way that a character is perceived by others is by the character's place in the comm...

When creating your characters, it is important to know how the other characters perceive them. I used the phrase "external world...

When creating the physical features for your characters, start with the basics: name, age, height, etc. Think of what you fill out on the ...

One of many valid ways to go about creating your characters for a play is to write character biographies. Some people may write a short bi...