Education

Playwriting

The Playwright is often the very first starting point of a production, as they provide the text from which the director’s vision is realised. They provide the story, the characters, the themes and the world of the play. Often plays go through a series of “developments” prior to their premiere, where they are read aloud, discussed, and workshopped with a group of actors/creatives to improve anything that isn’t working prior to rehearsals. It is very rare that a play is completed in one draft – most Playwrights complete many drafts and rewrites of their play before it is ready to be performed.