Theater on the Web

Internet sites pertaining to dramatic structure are by and large educational and are focused on training for students of playwriting.

What specific information about character development can you find at each of these sites? Do modern seminars advocate principles written about in The Poetics to teach character development? What can you find about developing different kinds of dramatic structures? How is structure for screenwriting different from structure for theatrical plays? Are there similarities?

Playwrighting Seminars Homepage
(http://www.vcu.edu/artweb/playwriting/seminar.html)

Richard Toscan of Virginia Commonwealth University posts online seminars about playwriting.

Screenwriter and Playwright's Homepage
(http://www.teleport.com/~cdeemer/scrwriter.html)

Charles Deemer is a playwright in the Pacific northwest who manages this page of resources for writers.

Aristotle Poetics Butcher Translation
(http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/Aristotle/Poetics.html)

This site posts a full translation of Aristotle's famous treatise on drama.

United Stage
(http://unitedstage.com)

International consortium of theater professionals who believe that playwrights must direct the first production of their plays to fully realize their vision. Browse this site and discuss: Do you think a playwright must direct their plays in order to realize their vision? Would Aristotle agree with this consortium's view? Use specific examples from The Poetics to support your argument.

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