Playwrights Sprint 1/2

PLAYWRIGHTS 2/6 to 2/10

Day 2

Today - another stage play scene.

Yesterday, we did the fight. After a fight comes the make-up, the apology.

You’re going to write a series of scenes that explore the possibilities of an apology.

Scene 1: a direct apology. The parties make-up and the issues are directly discussed. Now, the approach into the apology might be a bit more indirect, but the apology itself is a direct discussion of the issues. Now, don’t be a slave to the fight scene. If, in the apology scene, some new material comes up, then go with that. The scenes are related but not symbiotic. Pick your own length, write it, title it

your_name_apology_1.celtx

Most apologies are indirect. My wife gets mad at me, yells, feels bad, and then doesn’t apologize. Instead, she gets really nice and tries to connect somehow - she makes me tea or something. So, your characters make up indirectly this time. Make sure the apology is understood and accepted by both parties.

Save the scene with the name

your_name_apology_2.celtx

For your last scene, take your favorite of the two apologies and combine it with your favorite of your two fight scenes, and blend it into a two scene sequence. This will be your chance to fix whatever bothered you in your fight scene, and chances are some new creative material will spring up from the apology scene, so expect that both of the two scenes will change each other as you fuse them together. Save it as...

your_name_apology_3.celtx

You’ll email me all three scripts. Put “STAC Play Intensive 2” on the subject line.

Write about your experience in your blog.

Get going. You must get this ALL DONE TODAY!