When writing a play, a playwright uses a specific format that follows the guidelines below:

Character’s name is placed in the center of the page

- Stage directions is set at the left of the page and in italics

- Stage directions in the middle of a line is encased in parentheses and in italics

- Dialogue begins to the left of the page in print

- Double space between the last line of dialogue and the next character name

- For additional information on how to format a stage play, visit:
http://www.scriptfrenzy.org/eng/
howtoformatastageplay.

This website provides details on how to format: stage directions, dialogue, line spacing, acts, scenes, characters, setting, and synopses.

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