How to Write a Fantastic Play in 28 Days (The Fantastic Play Series)

By Ken Wolf

Ken Wolf, Playwright, Artistic Director, Manhattan Repertory Theatre, Off-Broadway Director and Producer, and Host of The Playwriting Podcast, offers a new way to write a play. So many playwrights take months, even years to complete a play, but this book will teach you a unique writing workflow, and a writing schedule, that will make it easy for you to write a fantastic full-length play (70 - 120 pages) in only 28 days. Yes, 28 days! What you will learn: A clear, detailed road map to write a Fantastic Play in only 28 Days at a minimum of 1 hour a day. How to choose the right story idea. How to create specific and compelling characters. How to write great dialogue. How to create a compelling problem that needs to be solved. How to utilize the best strategies to write and to edit your play. How to integrate action, events and lifelines into every scene. How to get into the "FLOW" state so you will consistently write better and faster than ever before. And ultimately, you will learn a new way of writing a play that will transform your playwriting career and your life! Ken also shares personal stories and ancedotes from his Playwriting and Play Production career which will inspire you to be more creative, take risks, look at things in new ways and have more fun with your playwriting and your life! This book is for new playwrights who have never written a play, and for seasoned pros who take months and years to write a play. It is time to do something different. Come learn a better way to write a play! Ken Wolf is the co-founder and Artistic Director of Manhattan Rep and the author of over 20 plays. He has also directed over 100 productions in his lifetime, including The Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Three Sisters, The Eyes of Love, The Match Game, Tales of Terror, and Men . As Artistic Director at Manhattan Repertory Theatre, he has produced over 1000 full length plays and over 6000 short pieces. Ken hosts The Playwriting Podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and most podcast apps, which was voted the #1 Playwriting podcast in the world. He also hosts Release Your Fear and Get Clear , a weekly podcast to help you release your Fear and live the life of your dreams. Ken is a also a Playwriting Coach and a Play Production "Doctor." His One Man play THE PEOPLE IN MY HIPS was hailed by Martin Denton of nytheatre.com as being "unlike any theatre piece I have ever seen." And Lise Avery of Anything Goes!! Internationally Syndicated Radio said " THE PEOPLE IN MY HIPS is one of the most extraordinary pieces of theatre I have seen on or Off-Broadway in years. Mr. Wolf's one-man performance is exquisite, inspiring, courageous and beautifully constructed." Ken also received rave reviews with his amazing 8lb dog Roma Pierro-Wolf, in his play DAD AND THE DOG, New York City's first One Man One Dog show. He is a passionate teacher and creative artist. He lives with his partner in life and Manhattan Rep, the incredible Jennifer Pierro and the adorable Roma Pierro-Wolf in Manhattan.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CN6NW476
• ISBN13: 9798867470777
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"