Colin Scears
May 20, 20201 min
Updated: May 26, 2020
Reading a script is very different from reading a book or novel.
A script is written with actors and directors in mind. Rather than outright describing what is happening in the story, the playwright puts instructions either in the dialogue or in separate sections called "Stage Directions"
I'll get more into that in greater detail in a later blog. For now, we're just looking at the overall structure of the script.
As we presented in our Video Class, There are 4 initial elements: the Cover Page, the Plot Synopsis, the Cast Page, and the Setting/Stage Set.
Here are some examples of each. (Note:they are not all from the same play.)
To be continued...