The Process of Dramaturgy: A Handbook

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Description

A new introduction to understanding the process of production dramaturgy. The book provides specific exercises, examples, and models to assist the student or emerging dramaturg in developing the ability to: 1) apply critical methodologies (among them literary theory) to production; 2) better communicate with directors, designers and playwrights within the context of rehearsal and production; the overall goal being to show how a dramaturg can make thoughtful, creative contributions to a production—from pre-production, through the rehearsal process. It includes a case study for analysis, Neil Simon’s Biloxi Blues.

Features

This text is a new guide to dramaturgy for students. Its practical approach is to "committing acts of dramaturgy," and contains exercises, models, and examples of how the dramaturg works to make his or her thoughtful and creative contributions to a theatrical production, from pre-production work through the rehearsal process.

Market

For courses in departments of theater teaching dramaturgy at the undergraduate level. Also, a practical text for working directors and dramaturgs.

About the Authors

Scott R. Irelan is assistant professor of theatre history and dramaturgy at Augustana College. A member of LMDA, he has freelanced in a variety of professional and academic settings. Scott is currently Region III Coordinator of Dramaturgy for KCACTF.

Anne Fletcher’s (Associate Professor, Southern Illinois University Carbondale) work has appeared in Theatre Journal, Theatre Symposium, The Eugene O’Neill Review, and Theatre History Studies. She is the author of Rediscovering Mordecai Gorelik: Scene Design and the American Theatre and currently serves as Book Review Editor for Theatre Topics.

Julie Felise Dubiner is Resident Dramaturg at Actors Theatre of Louisville. Julie worked at the Prince Music Theatre, Steppenwolf, Defiant, the O’Neill and others, and her collaboration Rock & Roll: The Reunion Tour was produced in 2009. She has taught around the country and is a Board Member of LMDA, serving as mentor for their Early Career Dramaturgs.

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