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Curating for a Festival - Interview with Martine Dennewald, artistic
"The question about criteria is difficult because I could give you five criteria right now and you’d still find plays in our program that...
The Designer: Decorator or Dramaturg?
"It is exceptional for the design to be really ‘seen’—to be understood for more than its decorative surface. Thematic, narrative or...
“Questioning Spirit”—Dramaturgy in America
"The question that we dramaturgs need to ask ourselves is, to paraphrase American Cosmos series guru and cosmologist Neil deGrasse Tyson,...
Lawrence and Chekhov: reimagined or violated?
New projects at the National Theatre and Chichester Festival theatre substantially rework the material of two great authors, raising...
'It arrives in an envelope and begs to be staged': the thrill of an unsolicited script
More writers are under commission and on development schemes than ever before but the Royal Court receives 3,000 scripts out of the blue...
What is New Dramaturgy?
As part of the Teatr Polski's 2015 Festival of New Dramaturgies, director Bartosz Frąckowiak, professor Grzegorz Niziołek, and dramaturg...
How dramaturgy is finding its place in British theatre
Dramaturgy is a tough nut to crack. Despite occupying a vital role in countries such as Germany and across continental Europe, we in the...
How a Season Comes Together
"A season does not 'just come together.'" - ArtsEmerson artistic director David Dower shares the process behind programming the company's...
Why Dramaturgs Aren't Scammers: Paying for Play Development
On the Playwriting UK Facebook group there has been a recent debate about paying for script feedback. Dramaturg David Lane responds. An...