"Unique in its genre...goes far beyond [a] useful study...recommended enthusiastically..." — Choice
"New Playwriting Strategies is a lively dramaturgical gesture that not only blows cobwebs off the existing contemporary notions of what constitutes a stageplay, but also chronicles the seismic shift in playwriting over the past two decades in the United States. This language-based approach to playwriting offers a rigorous collection of writing exercises that will challenge playwrights at a formative and advanced stage to discover new creative strategies and forms for theatrical expression." — Mark Bly, Chair of the Playwriting Program, Yale School of Drama
"The new school of playwriting needs a new poetics, and Paul Castagno provides it in New Playwriting Strategies, a text that is lucid, intelligent, and, above all, practical. He offers an insightful analysis of the work of today's most inventive dramatists, creates a critical vocabulary to illuminate their work, and provides clear and fun excercises. Truly an indespensable book—not just for playwrights, but directors, designers, and critics, as well." — David Rush, author of Police Deaf Near Far and Head of Playwriting, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
"The new school of playwriting needs a new poetics, and Paul Castagno provides it in New Playwriting Strategies, a text that is lucid, intelligent, and, above all, practical. He offers an insightful analysis of the work of today's most inventive dramatists, creates a critical vocabulary to illuminate their work, and provides clear and fun excercises. Truly an indispensable book—not just for playwrights, but directors, designers, and critics, as well." — David Rush, author of Police Deaf Near Far and Head of Playwriting, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
