What is Dramaturgy?
1.) Dramaturgy is a branch of the theatrical arts which involves bringing productions to life on the stage. The role of a dramaturg in a production can be quite varied, depending on where he or she trained and the philosophy of the theater the dramaturg is working for. Different national theater traditions also have differing beliefs on the role of dramaturgy in theater production, which can sometimes cause confusion with international productions.
While a dramaturg can be a playwright, dramaturgy is a much broader field. Dramaturgs can write plays, but they can also edit and restore plays, assist with adaptations of stage works, and work on musical productions such as operas. A playwright may work with a dramaturg on the development of a play, and dramaturgs can also be retained by composers as consultants.
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2.) Dramaturgy
–noun
The art of the theater, especially the writing of plays.
Century Dictionary (2 definitions)
–noun
The science which treats of the rules of dramatic composition and representation; the dramatic art.
Theatrical representation; histrionism.
GNU Webster's 1913 (1 definition)
–noun
The art of dramatic composition and representation.
WordNet (1 definition)
the art of writing and producing plays
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3.) drama·turgy (dram′ə tʉr′jē, drä′mə-)
noun
the art of writing plays or producing them
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