How to write a play script

Use this activity sheet to plan a playscript – decide on a theme/setting to give structure to the task.

When discussing playwriting, I often tend to characterize it as screenwriting's "down-to-earth older sister." The primary reason for this is the pure freedom of playwriting, something that at first left me feeling confused as a screenwriter when I took my first playwriting class. "What do you mean I can do whatever I want and that there are no rules?" I asked my professor. Schedule

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Writing a play script requires research, planning, and hard work. To create an engaging and captivating story for the stage, the play writing process needs to be executed well. Read on to find out more about what this encompasses!

If you’re here, it probably means you tried googling “play format” and got a bunch of confusing, different formats — I know I did when I tried to figure it out for myself. “UK format?” “Radio plays?”…

You have an idea for a play script — perhaps a very good idea. You want to expand it into a comedic or dramatic storyline, but how? Although you may want to dive right into the writing, your play will be much stronger if you spend the time...

I created this anchor chart with my drama class to help them with writing play script for their own dramas.

In order to break into the TV industry, writers must write a spec script to show off their chops. Read about the process of a writing a strong TV Spec Script.