HOW I DID IT: ESTABLISHING A PLAYWRITING CAREER

Book ID/图书代码： 05793015B78805

English Summary/英文概要： (Applause Acting Series). For this book, Lawrence Harbison has interviewed successful playwrights who have developed relationships with theaters that regularly produce their plays, have had at least one major New York production, have their plays published by a licensor such as Dramatists Play Service or Samuel French, have received commissions, and have an agent. Harbison asks each of them the same question: How did you do it? How I Did It features an introduction by Theresa Rebeck and interviews with David Auburn, Stephen Belber, Adam Bock, Bekah Brunstetter, Sheila Callaghan, John Carlani, Eric Coble, Jessica Dickey, Kate Fodor, Gina Gionfriddo, Daniel Goldfarb, Kirsten Greenidge, Rinne Groff, Lauren Gunderson, Michael Hollinger, Rajiv Joseph, Greg Kotis, Neil LaBute, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Wendy MacLeod, Itamar Moses, Bruce Norris, Lynn Nottage, Aaron Posner, Adam Rapp, J.T. Rogers, Lloyd Suh, Carl Thomas, Sharr White, and Anna Ziegler. A valuable tool for playwrights daunted by the extremely difficult task of getting their work produced, as well as to playwriting students, How I Did It is full of stories of how it’s done.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： （喝彩表演系列）。为了本书的创作，劳伦斯•哈宾森采访了许许多多的成功剧作家，他们都与剧院建立了良好的关系，定期排演和上映他们的剧本，他们都至少拥有一台主打纽约剧目，拥有戏剧出版许可证的Dramatists Play Service和Samuel French等公司会出版他们的戏剧作品，他们的戏剧创作有保障，同时也会有专门的经纪人进行负责。对他们每一个人，哈宾森都会问一个同样的问题：你是如何做到的？《我的成功之路》由特蕾莎•瑞贝科作序，书中同时还收入了许多采访内容，采访对象包括大卫•奥本、史蒂芬•贝尔博、亚当•伯克、贝卡•布朗斯泰特、谢拉•卡拉根、约翰•卡勒尼、艾瑞克•科博、杰西卡•迪基、凯特•福德尔、吉纳•吉翁福雷多、丹尼尔•戈多法博、科斯汀•格林尼奇、瑞尼•戈罗夫、劳伦•刚德森、迈克尔•霍林格、拉吉夫•约瑟夫、克雷格•柯蒂斯、尼尔•拉布特、黛博拉•佐伊•劳弗、温迪•马克里奥德、伊塔玛•莫西斯、布鲁斯•诺里斯、琳恩•诺塔奇、艾伦•波斯纳、亚当•拉普、J.T. 罗格斯、洛伊德•苏、卡尔•托马斯、谢尔•怀特，以及安娜•兹格勒等。如果你是一名剧作家，却被出版自己剧作背后的重重困难吓到，又或者你是一名戏剧专业的学生，那么《我的成功之旅》和其中各种各样的成功故事无疑将会成为非常有用的参考工具。(DC)

Awards/获奖情况：“《我的成功之路：戏剧创作职业生涯的打造》不论是对社区群体，还是对增加学术图书馆的写作/出版参考馆藏而言，都可以说是至关重要。”——Midwest书评

“哈宾森是一名极具文笔魅力和说服力的作家、采访者。然而让读者们阅读他的作品到停不下来的，并不是他的问题或是文风。读者们之所以会在阅读中全神贯注，是因为在戏剧这样一个如今充满沮丧与绝望的行业中，哈宾森为世人做了一件上帝才会做的伟大贡献（请原谅此处的夸张比喻）。他鼓励所有人‘坐在键盘面前，尝试开始演奏而不是放弃。’在本书中，几乎所有作家都曾在绝望中挣扎，不断质疑自己尝试所做之事的荒诞不羁。其中有些人遭遇的事业滑坡甚至声名远播，或是遭遇令人绝望的重大打击。然而不论怎样，他们还是选择迈开步伐，继续工作直到最终，他们被“发现”。最后的最后，他们拥有了自己的作品，其中有些人甚至还得以创作了电影和电视剧的剧本，或是百老汇的大热音乐剧。在日益令人失望的演艺世界中，我们还能更多的奢求什么呢？——Talkin’ Broadway

除了为读者们描述这些戏剧作家们是“如何收获成功”的，书中还分享了许多他们的背景故事和人生经历。他们会聊自己的写作风格，他们的习惯，灵感来源。他们还会详细叙述一些特定剧作的创作经历。全书以问答形式进行呈现，值得所有想要了解美国当代戏剧创作的读者进行阅读。——Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene Blog

’’How I Did It: Establishing A Playwriting Career is a critically important addition to community and academic library Writing/Publishing reference collections.’’ --Midwest Book Review

’’Harbison is a compelling writer and interviewer, but what keeps you reading this book isn’t his questions or his prose. What keeps your attention is that, in a profession full of discouragement and despair, he does (you should pardon the expression) God’s work. He encourages everyone sitting at a keyboard and cranking out plays to not give up. Nearly every writer in this book struggled with despair, with the absurdity of what he or she was trying to do. Some had high-profile flops, crushing disappointments. Yet somehow, they put one foot in front of the other, kept working and eventually, they were ’’discovered.’’ Eventually, they got productions. Some also wrote movies and TV shows, some even had Broadway hits. In the ever-discouraging world of the business of shows, who could ask for anything more?’’ --Talkin’ Broadway

In addition to describing, ’’how they did it,’’ playwrights also shared stories about their background. They spoke about their writing style, their habits, and their inspiration. They gave details about the journeys of specific plays. Set in Q and A format, the book is worth a read to anyone wanting to learn more about contemporary playwrights in the U.S. --Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene Blog

About the Author/作者介绍： 过去30年中，劳伦斯•哈宾森一直为Samuel French, Inc负责新剧招募。他编辑新剧作家和女性剧作家的年度最佳剧作选集，最佳十分钟短剧，男性与女性戏剧独白等。在2010-2011 和 2011-2012 两季之间，他曾担任Drama Desk提名委员会成员，并担任Outer Critics Circle 和 the Drama Desk成员。哈宾森也会与个人剧作家开展合作，帮助他们发展戏剧创作事业。

For more than 30 years, LAWRENCE HARBISON was in charge of new play acquisition for Samuel French, Inc. He edits annual anthologies of best plays by new playwrights and women playwrights, best ten-minute plays, and monologues for men and for women. He was a member of the Drama Desk Nominating Committee for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 seasons and is a member of the Outer Critics Circle and the Drama Desk. He works with individual playwrights to help them develop their plays.

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