Playwriting: A Study in Choices and Challenges

by Paul McCusker

(Lillenas Publications). A text for all interested in the art of scriptwriting and particularly Christian playwriting. "OK, so you want to write plays. Maybe plays for your church, your local theatre group, perhaps for any group anywhere who has need for a play with a distinctive moral a world-view born out of Holy Scripture, the great creeds, the writings of those spiritual fathers who came before you, or your own personal experience with Jesus Christ. You want to write plays to fulfill that persistent itch that won't be scratched until you put pen to paper, or keyboard to computer. You want to write plays because a deep stirring a calling demands that you write them." So says Paul McCusker in his introduction to this seminal text on playwriting. Filled with explanations, examples, and exercises, the work will fast become a text for all interested in the art of scriptwriting more particularly Christian playwriting.

96 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1995

About the author

Paul McCusker is a writer of many different kinds of things. You may know him from Adventures In Odyssey and Focus On The Family Radio Theatre. Or the Father Gilbert Mysteries. Or the Augustine Institute audio dramas Brother Francis: The Barefoot Saint of Assisi and The Trials of Saint Patrick. Or plays like The First Church of Pete's Garage and Catacombs. Or C.S. Lewis projects like The Chronicles of Narnia audio dramas or The Annotated Screwtape Letters. Or the film Beyond The Mask. Or lots of other dramas, novels, scripts and lyrics. He simply can't make up his mind what he likes to write.