The drama should be complete, not a fragment of a longer piece. It should run about 4 pages or 15 minutes.
Because you are writing only a short work, you must limit yourself.
- All the action should take place entirely in one scene.
- There should be no more than four characters (excluding very minor characters with dialogue under three lines).
- Everything must be able to be performed onstage within a reasonable budget. Bill Gates is not your patron.
Remember that all past must somehow be brought into the present—mostly through dialogue, but other means are possible.
Be aware of stage directions. Give us what we need to know to produce the drama, but not more than necessary. Don’t go overboard and try to direct the play from the writer’s chair.
Consider the freedom of drama to comment on its theatricality. Feel free to break the fourth wall if you want.
Don’t neglect sound, special effects (if needed) and silence.
Lastly, remember that you are writing for the stage, NOT film or tv. It has to take place on a stage.
Your drama is due Tuesday, August 12th.
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