"All the world 's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts"
----William Shakespeare


Today, we begin working on the "10-minute play."
Follow the outline below to get started:

• A ten minute play takes place in ten minutes. *(One page of dialogue and stage direction is typically one minute of stage action).
• Introduce Your Characters: Even if they’re just “boy” and “girl” with no stated names, you need to introduce your characters quickly and without reserve. Exposition and back story need be brief.
• Build tension: Keep the tension taught. What mood or atmosphere would you wish to create at the beginning? At the end?
• Add Conflict: Plays are, by and large, drama and drama is conflict.
• Leave Audience Wanting More: Unlike most every other kind of art form, the ten minute play doesn’t always have an easy answer; it doesn’t always even have an answer at all! Ten minute plays are notorious for having endings which are glib, open ended, without resolution, left up to the audience to decide.

DUE: Thursday, October 21