What is dramaturgy?

1- 'the art or technique of dramatic composition and theatrical representation.'-'http://www.usq.edu.au/performancecentre/schoolresources/fivewomen/dramaturgy.htm'

2-The craft or the techniques of dramatic composition -'onlinedictionary.com'

3- Dramaturgy is a unique area of theatre which is often misunderstood by theatre professionals and often unknown to theatre patrons. 'https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/1811/32241/1/CompleteThesis.pdf'

4- The English ―dramaturg‖came from the German ―dramaturg,‖which evolved as a term and profession from Gotthold Ephraim Lessings work at the Hamburg National Theatre in the late 1700s Lessings successors in Germany function as ―resident theatre critics‖under the name ―dramaturg‖The Greek etymology of the word further complicates the definition of ―dramaturgy‖ from ―drame,‖meaning ―action or doing,‖and ―-urgy‖meaning ―process of working,‖the word comes to mean one who works or creates action, or rather dramas. This etymology has come to clutter the meaning of ―dramaturgy‖as the creating of plays. In fact, the French ―dramaturge‖means playwright 'https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/1811/32241/1/CompleteThesis.pdf'

5- Here is a list offering a broad area of responsibilities of a dramaturg'

1. Make a vocabulary list and define any ambiguous phrases or allusions.
2. Find character name meanings and research historical or real people.
3. Read reviews and pertinent criticism and theory of previous performances. When possible and appropriate, communicate with the playwright.
4. Put together a timeline of important events related to the setting of the play.
5. Put together a timeline of important events realted to the period when the play was written.
6. Make a list of images and complete an appropriate structural analysis.
7. Make translations.
8. Write or find an appropriate playwright biography.
9. Find sensory media, artifacts or objects that help define the world of the play.
10. Prepare packets of information, online reference pages, and a presentation for the cast and crew.
11.Be prepared to answer any and all questions.
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1. Identified as researches and historians.
2-Represent the playwrites intentions.
3-Liase with with director and the playwright to help insure that the play receives the best production possible.
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