play-writing

See also: playwriting

English

Noun

play-writing (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of playwriting.
   • 1916, Daniel Homer Rich, “[Introduction] II.—Elementary Laws of Dramatic Construction”, in The Merchant of Venice: As Originally Performed by Shakespeare’s Company (The Globe Theater Shakespeare), New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers, page xix:

     Only by bearing the audience constantly in mind can the student learn the numerous devices which make play-writing an art quite different from any other form of narration.

   • 1959, Moss Hart, Act One: An Autobiography, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →LCCN, page 167:

     One does learn a little through the years, of course, but what one learns is the surface tricks of play-writing, never how to avoid the major errors. Perhaps the reason that one can never practice the art of play-writing with any degree of sureness or security is that each play has a peculiar and separate life of its own.

   • 2013, Margaret Rogerson, “Medieval Mystery Plays in the Modern World: A Question of Relevance?”, in The Yearbook of English Studies, volume 43, Modern Humanities Research Association, pages 343–366:

     As a playwright she has won the Nick Darke award for her script Paradise (an environmental play) and the Generation Zed play-writing competition for a script idea for the Pilot Theatre to be developed for young people (11–15 year olds).