Related to closet drama, a closet screenplay is a screenplay intended not to be produced/performed but instead to be read by a solitary reader or, sometimes, out loud in a small group.
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Notable ExampleOne Day, When I Was Lost, by James Baldwin 1 Defining TraitIntended for a solitary reader rather than performance 1 Connections
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Closet screenplay
Introduction, first sentence
a screenplay intended not to be produced/performed but instead to be read by a solitary reader or, sometimes, out loud in a small group
Examples section, entries beginning with B
One Day, When I Was Lost: A Scenario Based on Alex Haley's The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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