Every play begins with an doctrine and a script.
Writing a script for a play requires quota of archetypal ideas -- for characters, argument, setting, clash -- however it all begins with one. You can body an adequate macrocosm encompassing one clean impression, so once you retain it, you should pursue it and flesh it absent to produce your script. Doing so requires following a creative process of creating personalities for your characters, inventing their dialogue and inserting them into situations that drive the plot. When you can do this, you can write a play.
Instructions
1. Come up with an idea and a main character. You may create one before the other or invent them both at once -- in either case, these are the two things your play needs the most. Creating a compelling personality for your protagonist is not enough if he doesn't have an equally compelling journey to undertake. Similarly, even a thrilling plot falls flat if the people involved are boring.
2. Give your characters goals and obstacles that stand in the way. Conflict drives the action of a play, so give the characters something to overcome as they work toward what they want.
3. Develop a cast of characters. Outline the story completely, determining every plot point and how each character affects what happens.5. Script the play.
Be economical when you can, as smaller casts are easier for audiences to keep track of and more appealing to producers. The cast should be listed and described at the beginning of your script. For example, you may write, "HORATIO COBRA, an overweight 30-year-old heavy metal guitarist with dreadlocks"4.
Introduce every scene by describing the setting, including the characters on stage, their appearances and how the set looks. Place character directions in parentheses. For example, to give Horatio Cobra a line of dialogue and an accompanying action, you may write:
HORATIO: The doctor said if I ever played another concert, I could have a heart attack.
(HORATIO puts on his sunglasses.)
I guess that's why they call it "death metal."
When scripting dialogue, you may either center the character's name over the dialogue or align the name on the left side of the page followed by a colon (as shown here).
