Decentered Playwriting investigates new and alternative strategies for dramatic writing that incorporate non-Western Indigenous and underrepresented storytelling techniques and traditions while deepening a creative practice that decenters hegemonic methods. A collection of short essays and exercises by leading teaching artists playwrights and academics in the fields of playwriting and dramaturgy this book focuses on reimagining pedagogical techniques by introducing playwrights to new storytelling methods traditions and ways of studying and teaching diverse narratological practices. This is a vital and invaluable book for anyone teaching or studying playwriting dramatic structure storytelling at advanced undergraduate and graduate levels or as part of their own professional practice. |Decentered Playwriting Alternative Techniques for the Stage | Theatre and Performance