Title & Preliminary Pages

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'Serious plays today tend to be more political, episodic, cinematic. They tend to be less about wanting, after all these years, to have your father say, I love you.'

-- Jon Jory

This section has been revised and expanded in the new paperback and Kindle editions of Playwriting Seminars.

The Title and Preliminary Pages are things of value: they're the first glimpse, other than the cover, that a Literary Manager will get of your play. And these pages provide important information for readers. These opening pages in their usual order . . .

• Title Page
• Character Page
  Most playwrights list characters in their approximate order of importance.
• Setting & Time Page
• Additional [Optional] Pages
  • Scene Breakdown Page
  • Quote Page