i take issue with "plot" and "structure" being grouped together as the same thing.
in fact, i think many playwrights who might de-value plot, do so in an effort to value structure, and to focus on the form of the play, not the realistic events of the story.
so i think it's a little more complex than rebeck says.
I think Theresa starts from a pretty credible observation that some in the theatre world use the words "plot" and "structure" interchangeably - and disparagingly.
And contrary to anon's pov, I don't think she suggests whatsoever that plot and structure are simple matters. Rather, she says that they can be very very helpful - and while experiments are worthwhile, tossing baby and bathwater for fashionable thinking isn't always wise.
i take issue with "plot" and "structure" being grouped together as the same thing.
ReplyDeletein fact, i think many playwrights who might de-value plot, do so in an effort to value structure, and to focus on the form of the play, not the realistic events of the story.
so i think it's a little more complex than rebeck says.
I think Theresa starts from a pretty credible observation that some in the theatre world use the words "plot" and "structure" interchangeably - and disparagingly.
ReplyDeleteAnd contrary to anon's pov, I don't think she suggests whatsoever that plot and structure are simple matters. Rather, she says that they can be very very helpful - and while experiments are worthwhile, tossing baby and bathwater for fashionable thinking isn't always wise.