Easy Playwright

Easy PlaywrightThe easy playwright whose essay samples the past and present is the same playwright whose essay samples the future. While this is not meant to be a definitive list of playwrights, there are several playwrights whose essays samples the past and present - those playwrights that should be on that list - and even more playwrights whose essays samples the future. This article examines those playwrights whose essays samples the past and present.As Shakespeare would have it, Shakespeare's playwright would have been 'no worse for age.' Although a kid in mind and body, he was also a successful playwright by the time he was thirty. Although 'the playwright who, like the poet, made 'expressions, motions, representations, eagles' and tigers; who went from house to house and hoarded up 'collections of human wits and jest, of tricks and adventures and the pastimes of a lifetime,' ' in the words of poet Thomas Gray, 'was perhaps too old to be a role model.' But what would be the poin t of developing a desire to become a playwright if an extremely busy playwright would find no time to go through the storyboards, models, and stage directions of plays he produced?For a playwright to be called the 'easiest playwright,' that playwright should have little or no work experience on his resume. A writer who claims to be 'amateurish' would not benefit from this. The 'easiest playwright' has experience writing plays. He or she may not have published any plays but, either way, he or she has performed playwriting at least once.One of the most important qualities a playwright must possess is attention to detail. All of Shakespeare's plays were meticulously written, the actor-playwright was well-prepared and the audience, especially his wife, must have recognized the fine work. Even now, the actors play the parts as if they are writing a screenplay. It's the same story, the same character, the same issues, and the same time as if the playwright took time to write the play hims elf.A playwright should, of course, pay attention to the details in all of his work. Without a professional touch, the simple act of reading a play and understanding the characters in the text is incomplete. All playwrights have this quality, but some more than others. It's the difference between playing a piano chord in 'Happy Birthday,' or playing it on the piano.However, one trait that makes the playwright the 'easiest playwright' is that he does not have to use his hands to construct his plays. A hand-written play is not a novel. The playwright can produce a well-crafted novel by means of the 'easy playwright' formula.A playwright who has everything, all the material needed to write a play, does not necessarily work faster than the playwright who does not. This is where the concept of 'form' comes into play. In a novel, the writer can create a story by incorporating disparate elements, each with its own purpose, into a coherent whole. The 'easy playwright' only needs to use the words, the structure, and the actors to complete the form.A playwright has to be able to see a vision, take some steps towards that vision, write the play, make changes, rewrite the play, and then perform it. This is the fast track to a 'form' - a writer who takes his work seriously but writes on a schedule that works.