Character Network, Digital Dramaturgy

Three Options to Load Play Data

Explore a pre-annotated Shakespeare play to see Digital Dramaturgy in action:

Select a Demo Play

Want to use one of these plays for your own annotations? Visit our spreadsheet preparation guide to get started.

Already have your play prepared in a Google Sheet? Publish it and paste the link here:

How to Publish Your Google Sheet

In your Google Sheet, click "File" > "Share" > "Publish to the Web"
Select "Entire Document" and "Comma-separated values (.csv)"
Click "Publish" and copy the link

A link will look like: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTR-PrLzlbvViHiBNVdkzUZ8iPjkw-LMmugCYpNYs0QWkvLmpi6hWXc9_edxYx5D7vAUoG369W4-5wo/pub?output=csv

Sharing tip: You can share your work by adding your Google Sheet link to the end of our URL like: https://digitaldramaturgy.github.io/?play={YOUR-GOOGLE-SHEET-LINK}

Have a CSV file on your computer? Upload it directly:

How to Download from Google Sheets

In your Google Sheet, click "File" > "Download" > "Comma Separated Values (.csv)"
Upload the downloaded file using the form above

Site Data for Digital Dramaturgy projects is stored in your browser's Session Storage, so sites built using these options will remain only until you close your browser!

For a permanent site, follow our directions.
If you're using a Google Sheet, you can also share a temporary site so others can see your annotations.

Ready to create your own Digital Dramaturgy site? Select "Use This Template" at the top of Our GitHub Repository.

Set Up Your GitHub Repository