dramaturge
Play structure specialist
A dramaturge is a theater professional who serves as a literary and historical advisor on productions.
They research the context of plays, help directors interpret texts, and may assist playwrights in developing new works.
The role varies by theater—some dramaturges focus on selecting repertoire, others on shaping scripts: The dramaturge prepared notes on Elizabethan staging conventions for the cast.
Author of stage dramas
- directorOne who leads
- scriptWritten words for performance
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- stagingPreparing for presentation
adaptation · dialogue · scene · act · ensemble · production · repertory · blocking
Written words for performance
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- translationConverting between languages
- sourcePoint of origin
- canonAccepted authoritative works
classical · contemporary · absurdist · naturalism · realism · expressionism · symbolism · tragedy
Arrangement of interconnected parts
- narrativeAccount of events
- themeCentral recurring concept
- subtextImplicit meaning beneath words
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
arc · context · research · critique · Brechtian · alienation · epic · dialectical
playwright
Author of stage dramas
staging · adaptation · dialogue · scene · act · ensemble · production · repertory · blocking · casting
script
Written words for performance
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- translationConverting between languages
- sourcePoint of origin
canon · classical · contemporary · absurdist · naturalism · realism · expressionism · symbolism · tragedy · comedy
structure
Arrangement of interconnected parts
motivation · arc · context · research · critique · Brechtian · alienation · epic · dialectical · exposition
theater
Venue for live drama
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- artisticShowing imaginative skill
- advisorOne who gives guidance
consultant · literary · manager · resident · associate · season · programming · outreach · education · audience
- theatreBroadway, acting, theatre, stage, actor
- creativesartist, artists, painter, painters, illustrators
- theater jobsactor, director, playwright, choreographer, stage manager
- humanities careershistorian, philosopher, linguist, archaeologist, anthropologist
- theater administrationstage manager, general manager, managing director, artistic director, production manager
- theaterplays, stage, play, onstage, acting
dramaturgeactor
One who portrays characters
performer · leading man · leading lady · star · director
dramaturgeplaywright
Author of stage dramas
screenwriter · librettist · improviser · deviser · dramatist