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

ENCOURAGING NEW WRITING
Producing events, awards, festivals, or providing one-to-one support, feedback and advice.

DEVISING NEW WORK
Through vigorous facilitation, questioning and research, the dramaturg can help you develop the dramaturgy of the work. From generating to structuring texts and material, the dramaturg can help keep an overview of the many strands of material in a devising process.

ADAPTING
Helping you adapt material for other media (novel for a stage; stage play into a radio play etc.).

ANALYSING
Helping you analyse your chosen play by looking closely at structure and content in order to help you develop a coherent concept for the production before rehearsal start.

EDITING AND CUTTING
Helping you to shape the written drama that you want to stage. This process can involve developing a dramaturgical concept for the editing

RESEARCH
Providing you with the background information needed for rehearsals and carry out production research, audience research etc. for your theatre or production..

ADVICE
Helping you co-ordinate your rehearsals and balance the different elements of the play (space, time, text etc.).

ASSISTING
Helping you keep sight of the concept of the play throughout the rehearsal process, preserving the core ideas of the theme and the writer’s aims.

COMPILE THE PROGRAMME
Providing your audience with contextual information about the intentions of the production.

the dramaturgs’network ©2004

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