Introduction to Playwriting Students writing plays must remember that a play or scene is not simply characters talking.
Plays contain conflict of one kind or another.
A character talks to manoeuvre another character or characters in such a way that the obstacle to the want is removed. The following describes an exercise the students can do to practise writing dramatic dialogue. Have the students cut pictures of various characters, locations and objects from different types of magazines. Include a wide range of characters from various professions and walks of life, such as soldiers, politicians, nurses, teenagers, the very wealthy, etc. Place the characters, locations and objects in three containers and have the students reach in and draw out two characters, one location and one object.