1) Premise – what is the idea for your project? What is the genre? Where/ when is it set and who do you see in the cast of characters?
2) Production concept – apply the concepts of theatrical design to conceive of sets, lighting, costumes and sound. What type of theater should it be in? Or is it site specific?
3) Write a crucial scene – this should be a minimum of one page of dialog with your main character and should be at the heart of the plot (even if you haven’t figured out everything that’s going to happen in the play).