Stagecraft for the popular audience; clean plots that balance speed and feeling.
1874 – 1956 · United States | 1 book | Popular now: Icebound
Owen Gould Davis was an American dramatist known for writing more than 200 plays and having most produced. In 1919, he became the first elected president of the Dramatists Guild of America. He received the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Icebound.
Owen Davis shows how brisk construction and human stakes can share a play. Families and towns face decisions that move quickly without cheating sense. Read him to study craft, to enjoy honest sentiment, and to see why theater once trained attention for the whole community.
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# 230
PUBLISHED
07-21-2021
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