Dramaturgy
We are often asked to define the role of the dramaturg and dramaturgy. Here we have gathered several different definitions from ourselves and other organisations.
Please feel free to contribute to this continual exploration!
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The dramaturg past and present
Here is a short etymology of the word and how we in the dramaturgs’network and others define the word and role today.
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What a dramaturg can do (compiled by the Dramaturgs’ Network)
This list is compiled by the dramaturgs’network and is therefore a reflection on the different tasks a dramaturg support in the UK at various times and in different projects.
The dramaturg in the UK is providing a range of support to theatres and productions.
This is a list of some of the things dramaturgs do:
DRAMATURGS CAN HELP WRITERS AND DIRECTORS with;
READING PLAYS
Old and new, British and foreign; rediscovering old treasures, digging out forgotten plays and helping you choose the best for your theatre to make an interesting season.
TRANSLATING OR RE-TRANSLATING PLAYS
Helping you translate plays into English in order to get the best out of a foreign writer’s work. Can also look for good translators for a play
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What does a dramaturg do? (LMDA’s definition)
This is the list of the different tasks the dramaturg can do. It has been collated by our sister organisation LMDA (Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas) The dramaturg in the UK may not be involved some of these functions
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What is dramaturgy? (LMDA’s definition)
Defining what dramaturgy is, is the first step to understand what the dramaturg is focussing on during the production process.
The list below compiled by the LMDA (the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas) is a very comprehensive list of the elements of the performance text. The dramaturg staying on the outside of the process is supporting the choices taken by director, actors and stage designers which make up the unique production
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