Playwriting Ideas

[ewalker125]

Posted: 4/3/13 at 10:49pm

So I'm really wanting write a new play and I'm stuck, I know there's a bunch of plays out there but can anyone suggest some topic ideas for some plays that maybe haven't been done before. I'm up for anything and everything!

Thanks!

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 4/4/13 at 8:17am

How about doing some exercises and coming up with your OWN idea?

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 4/4/13 at 4:05pm

^

Preach.

[B-Way4Life]

Posted: 4/4/13 at 7:44pm

Hi,

I don't have any ideas for plays but I can recommend two books that may help/point you in the right direction. The first is called "Playwrights Teach Playwriting." The second is called "The Playwright's Workout." The latter, in particular, lays out exercises that can help a playwright with a monologue, scene or beginning the start of a new play. The exercises come from playwrights such as Christopher Durang, Marsha Norman, Lee Blessing, Jose Rivera and Romulus Linney, among many others (32 in total). As a playwright, I have used this book as a great resource to go to when I'm stuck or need to just write. It has helped spur some ideas that have been "hidden away" and needed a push to get from idea to the page. Below are links to finding them on Amazon. They can also be found at Barnes and Noble and, I believe, at most libraries. I hope this helps.

http://www.amazon.com/Playwrights-Playwriting-Career-Development-Series/dp/1575254239/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365119262&sr=8-1&keywords=playwrights+teach+playwriting

http://www.amazon.com/Playwrights-Workout-Career-Development-Series/dp/1575256177/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365119345&sr=8-1&keywords=the+playwright%27s+workout

[theatergeek3]

Posted: 4/4/13 at 8:59pm

Write a play loosely based on a real life experience that had a very powerful effect on you.