"Enter Stage Right: Playwriting Basics"
with David Douglas
Are you more interested in writing dialogue and action than descriptions of settings? Do your favorite stories feature minimal characters and locations? Would you like to write something other than a novel, short story, or screenplay? Then join playwright and Stage Writers founder, David Douglas, for this presentation on the basics of playwriting, which will explore: the differences between stage plays and other forms of writing, the proper formatting of scripts, the role of the playwright in theatre-making, and a variety of other helpful resources that will cue your entrance into writing for the stage.
David Douglas is a playwright, award-winning short story author, and the founder & director of Stage Writers — a Dallas-based playwright organization. He is also a member of the Dramatists Guild of America and a past board member of several writers organizations, including the Writers Guild of Texas and WORD (Writers Organizations 'Round Dallas). His full-length play, Railbird, has received readings in the First Impressions Festival (Imprint Theatreworks) and the Play Readers Club (Our Productions Theatre Co.); his one-act play, The Stirring, was a Fiction Finalist in the Pen 2 Paper creative writing competition; and his short plays have been featured at Rover Dramawerks, Stage Writers, Sundown Collaborative Theatre, and the Dallas One-Minute Play Festival. When not writing twisting tales of romance and suspense, David loves watching classic and independent films, as well as attending and directing plays.
The Writers Guild of Texas presents Guest Speaker / Program meetings on the 4th Monday of each month in the Basement Program room of the Richardson Public Library. Visitors are welcome to attend.