How to Write a Play

[found on backstage.com]

“1. The play does not always start at the beginning. Sometimes the first scene you write ends up in the middle of the play. This happens because when I write, I’m really channeling the voices of my characters.

2. A play is made up of moments that the character experiences as the story is revealed.

3. Ernest Hemigway said: “Good writing is true writing.” The best writing comes from trusting your gut feeling!

4. Even though every play or story has a beginning, a climactic moment, and a resolution, i stay true to the story by not trying to control it.

5. Teach the audience through laughter. The audience is able then to sympathize with their struggles and acquire a new sense of understanding for the world in which these characters live.”