Monday, November 15, 2010

Durang's Death Comes to Us All & Adding a Scene

Today, after reading "Death Comes To Us All, Mary Agnes" by Christopher Durang, please do the following with your one-act play.

By now you have about 10 pages (a 10-minute play!) of your one-act. To make a traditional one-act longer, add another scene. This scene can change location if you want (but make sure that the new location works logistically with the first scene). Remember that when shifting setting do so ONLY if the action of the play requires it. Remember also that scenes can change time (keeping the same location).

1. Decide on a previous, parallel, or future scene for your play. The scene can occur before, during, or after the scene you have already written.
2. Include another new character(s) if you need one or them.
3. Keep your theme parallel. Each scene should focus on a similar or the same theme so that the plot compares or contrasts.
4. Write this new scene (3-7 pages).

Christopher Durang plays:
Hardy Boys and the Mystery of Where Babies Come From

The Original Funeral Parlor (with Carol Burnett & Robin Williams)
Funeral Parlor (amateur play)

DMV Tyrant

For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls (Part One)

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