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5 Playwriting Principles from Don Zolidis: Writing More Parts For Girls
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Walk into just about any theatre classroom in the country (or in the world) and you're going to see one thing right away: There are more girls than boys. Playwright Don Zolidis shares his approach for adapting Shakespeare for young actors and writing for girls in this final installment of his Playwriting Principles series.
5 Playwriting Principles from Don Zolidis: The Joy of Making Fun of Shakespeare
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Whenever you adapt material, or even satirize or lampoon writing, you also have to gauge how familiar your audience might be with the source. Don Zolidis shares how he found the joy in making fun of theater's most famous playwright (and shares a few tips he learned along the way!).
5 Playwriting Principles from Don Zolidis: Dealing with the Visual
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When writing for a digital platform, you need to think about the visual as well. How do you mix it up? How do you create an interesting visual that is going to keep the viewer’s attention? Playwright Don Zolidis shares what he's learned adapting his work for the screen.
5 Playwriting Principles from Don Zolidis: On Writing Small Parts
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Move over Shakespeare, because Don Zolidis is here to bring new life to "small" characters by giving them big personalities that young actors can dive into! It's the second of Don's five playwriting principles that will supercharge your next production.
5 Playwriting Principles from Don Zolidis: The Imagination is King or Queen
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People don’t watch a play in the same way they watch a movie. This holds true even if the play is on a virtual platform.
Playwright Don Zolidis shares his tips for how to use imagination to bring theater to life online!
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