Of Dramaturgs And How Theatre Is Made

“I teach dramaturgy, and I spend a good two or three weeks with my students talking about what different dramaturgs think dramaturgy is. The problem is that the term is used to encompass so many things.” One of her favorite short definitions, she adds, is “information designer, [which tells people that] the dramaturg is part of the design staff. … I’m in charge of the text and context of the play.”