Creating characters that are both interesting and integral to the plot of your play can take several rounds of revisions. I’m currently in a second draft and working on enmeshing my characters with the themes and story more.

In this episode, I share some of the writing exercises and prompts that have helped me develop my characters in meaningful ways.

These include:

- Identifying when a character doesn't feel fully developed on the page.

- Basic story work to uncover a character's wants, flaws, wounds, and needs.

- Journaling to explore a character's relationship to the themes.

- Making a list of the decisions each character makes within the timeline of the play that moves the story forward.

- Mapping out the character constellations in each scene.

- Experimenting with point of view in key moments.

- Rewriting scenes to centre a different character's perspective.

References

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