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Making Musicals: The Dialogue

Each scene is like a mini-musical, with its own beginning, middle, and end. Before you write any dialogue, decide how the scene begins. Playwright David Mamet asks three questions: “1. Who wants what from whom?, 2. What happens if they … Continue reading

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Making Musicals: The Idea

Let’s start at the very beginning (a very good place to start, as they say) — with the idea. The seed of an idea can be anything that sparks your interest, that ignites your passion: a person, a place, an … Continue reading

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