Madison College Libraries Catalog
Madison College Libraries Catalog
Find books, ebooks, and audio-visual items in the library catalog. For items about the process of playwriting, try searching the terms Drama Technique or Playwriting.
Featured Books
How Plays Work by Call Number: 792.023 C517ISBN: 1854593714Publication Date: 2010Through historical and modern examples, the book analyzes the basic elements of dramatic structure, action, plot, character, dialogue, and genre.
Naked Playwriting by Call Number: 808.2 D751ISBN: 1879505762Publication Date: 2005Covers both the basics of playwriting and the practical advice on getting a play published and produced, will help both novices and working writers discover and improve their playwriting skills and see their plays performed on a stage.
Writing Your First Play by Call Number: 808.2 SO715ISBN: 013027416XPublication Date: 2001Takes writers, step-by-step, to the completion of their first play. Covers everything from selecting an idea to doing critical revision and how to avoid the frustrating errors that typically plague first time playwrights.
Websites
- Dog EarCollective of playwrights whose goal is to generate resources and strategies for creating and producing plays.
- National Theatre: PlaywritingSeries of short YouTube videos from the National Theatre on the process of playwriting.
- Playwriting 101Playwriting tutorial written by playwright Jonathan Dorf
Library Databases
- EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window Subject Areas: General. Searches multiple EBSCO databases simultaneously.
- The Madison College Libraries provide online access to full-text magazine, newspaper and journal articles through our library subscription databases.
- To see all of our databases, click here: Find Articles Using the Library Databases.
- To access off-campus, enter your Madison College username and password.
- Opposing Viewpoints (Gale) This link opens in a new window Pros and cons on critical social issues. Great place to start your research.