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Writing Developing the First Draft

Set Up the Play 🟪 At the beginning, let the reader know the title of the play, the names of the characters, and the setting in which the play takes place. (See page 276.)

Start the Play 🟪 For the opening dialogue, you can have the characters talk about the scene they are in or have them discuss the problem or goal of the play. Each time a person talks, you must write the name of that person, followed by a colon.

Solve the Problem 🟪 In the middle of the play, have the characters work at solving the problem or reaching their goal. This is where most of the action takes place. The dialogue and action make the play move ahead. In the sample that begins on page 276, Raoul and Julia struggle to follow Jigs’s silly commands to catch a Holy Mackerel.

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