{"product_id":"new-dramaturgies-9781032090405","title":"New Dramaturgies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNew Dramaturgies: Strategies and Exercises for 21st Century Playwriting\u003c\/i\u003e, Mark Bly offers a new playwriting book with nine unique play-generating exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese exercises offer dramaturgical strategies and tools for confronting and overcoming obstacles that all playwrights face. Each of the chapters features lively commentary and participation from Blyâs former students. They are now acclaimed writers and producers for media such as \u003ci\u003eHouse of Cards\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWeeds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lights\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWarrior\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Affair\u003c\/i\u003e, and their plays appear onstage in major venues such as the Roundabout Theatre, Yale Rep, and the Royal National Theatre. They share thoughts about their original response to an exercise and why it continues to have a major impact on their writing and mentoring today. Each chapter concludes with their original, inventive, and provocative scene generated in response to Blyâs exercise, providing a vivid real-life example of \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reading Bly’s book was a special treat [...] Many times, when you’re working on a problem and can’t come up with an answer, if you keep reading, the answer will come to you. Such was the case reading \u003cem\u003eNew Dramaturgies\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Edwin Wong, \u003cem\u003eDoing Melpomene's Work\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword Introduction 1. The \"\u003ci\u003eSum Forty Tales from the Afterlives\u003c\/i\u003e\" Exercise 2. Bly’s \"\u003ci\u003eEinstein’s Dream\u003c\/i\u003e\" Exercise 3. Bly’s \"Character’s Greatest Fear\" Exercise 4. Bly’s \"Character’s Greatest Pleasure\" Exercise 5. Bly’s \"Kafka’s Train\" Exercise 6. Bly’s \"Music Memory\" Exercise 7. Bly’s \"Myth\" Exercise 8. Bly’s \"\u003ci\u003eNashville\u003c\/i\u003e Film Overlapping Dialogue and Storyline\" Exercise 9. Bly’s \"Sensory\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eWriting\" Exercise Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018832413015,"sku":"9781032090405","price":24.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032090405.jpg?v=1750778324","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/new-dramaturgies-9781032090405","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}