One Act Play: Scene One (draft) & Play Structure

Today, please complete your scene draft. When you have completed your scene draft (see below), add another character and have that character enter.

Every time a character enters a scene this is a new FRENCH SCENE. French plays (Moliere) used this scene break style as opposed to single, well-defined scene breaks (like Shakespeare).

Continue your play with this new character interrupting and entering the scene. Try to add 2-5 pages with this new character interacting with your previous two characters.

NOTE: You may structure the timing of this scene any way you wish. If your previous scene is complete and you want to add the third character BEFORE that scene, feel free to do so. You can also find a place in your script where you interrupt the dialogue between your two characters with the third character.

HOMEWORK: Please read the article: Structure, Creativity, Scenario, & Writing. Answer the following questions (for homework to be turned in next class):
1. How can a writer avoid or work through 'writer's block'?
2. How can a playwright become more creative and use critical thinking?
3. What is a scenario? What use or help is a scenario to a writer?
4. Define the following: ACT, PLOT TWIST, FULL LENGTH PLAY, ONE ACT, SCENE, FRENCH SCENE
5. When making a scene or french scene, what advice does the article give a young writer such as yourself?

Some key ideas: "Creative people look for options to increase the range of their choices."

"Writers write, whether we feel like it or not. We write whether we're inspired or not. We write whether we're in the mood to or not."

"Creativity may hit us at any time but, if we've been observant and thoughtful during the rest of our day, it's more likely to occur while we're actually putting thoughts down on paper." --William Downs & Robin Russin.