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Stage fright

Ed and his friends accidentally sign up for a playwriting contest, a dangerous activity for someone who possesses the Silver Center, and what they write is pretty strange, but when it comes to actually performing the play, Ed's magic coin lends new meaning to the words "stage fright.".
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Picture yourself writing drama

using photos to inspire writing
Useful tips and writing prompts show young writers how to use images to inspire dramatic writing.
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Stage fright

Ed and his friends accidentally sign up for a playwriting contest, a dangerous activity for someone who possesses the Silver Center, and what they write is pretty strange, but when it comes to actually performing the play, Ed's magic coin lends new meaning to the words "stage fright.".

Playwriting

This book lays out the skills needed to write a play, and how lines and scenes can be altered during rehearsals.

Writing and staging funny plays

Tips on writing and performing plays.

The play that changed my life

America's foremost playwrights on the plays that influenced them
2009
Nineteen American playwrights, including David Auburn, Tina Howe, David Ives, Diana Song, and Charles Fuller, describe the plays that most influenced them.

Six characters in search of an author

1998
Contains the script for the play "Six Characters in Search of an Author" and includes instructions for adapting it to specific situations and theater groups.

The female dramatist

profiles of women playwrights from the Middle Ages to contemporary times
1998

Perfect 10

writing and producing the ten-minute play
2001

The art & craft of playwriting

1996
A guide to writing for the theater.

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