Playwriting with Purpose: A Guide and Workbook for Playwrights

Playwriting with Purpose: A Guide and Workbook for New Playwrights Second Edition provides a revised and expanded holistic approach to playwriting from an award-winning playwright and professor. This book incorporates craft lessons, scenes for study, and concrete guidance in both the art and business of playwriting.

Jacqueline Goldfinger is an award-winning playwright, dramaturg, and librettist. Her work has been produced around the world, including performances at The Kennedy Center, Sydney Opera House, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, École nationale de théâtre du Canada, BBC Radio 3, among others. As an educator, she has taught playwriting and dramaturgy at University of Pennsylvania (undergraduate), University of California, Davis (graduate), and others. She was the Guest Editor for the new play issue of the Journal of American Drama and Theatre. As a dramaturg, she has worked on new plays at La Jolla Playhouse, Philadelphia Theatre Company, and others. For more information, visit www.jacquelinegoldfinger.com.