Published Books
In 1939, Rowe published 'Write That Play' which dealt with several fundamental topics that relate to the process of writing a stage play, including:
- What A Play Is
- Finding Dramatic Material
- Building The Play
- Analysis of a Great Play: More about One-Act Plays
- Characterization
- Dialogue
- Analysis Of A Long Play
- Before And After The First Draft, Scenarios And Revisions
- Variety
- Historical Conventions
- Functions And Values.
The signature of Rowe's written work was his patient explication of the role and impact of each part of a play's structure; his lucidity and insight were evident in his line-by-line analysis of sample plays such as Ibsen's A Doll's House. The passage of time has done little to diminish the book's value in helping a writer address the enduring practical issues involved in constructing a play. The book was re-published in the United States in 1944 and again in 1968.
Many years later, Rowe's second book 'A Theater In Your Head ' was published in hardcover. Its aim was to help readers of a play visualize a dramatic production, and it also dealt with problems of appreciating dramatic structure.
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