THEA 491: Dramaturgy Spring 2020

Features a chapter "From Hedda Gabler to Votes for Women: Elizabeth Robins's Early Feminist Critique of Ibsen"

Explores Ibsen's life and work. Among the thematic topics are discussions of Ibsen's comedy, realism, lyric poetry and feminism.

Draws on insights from social anthropology to illuminate historical material, and presents a set of closely integrated studies on the inter-connections between feminism and medical, social and educational ideas in the nineteenth century.

Surveys the field through eight main lenses: world dramaturgy and global perspective dramaturgy as function, verb and skill dramaturgical leadership and season planning production dramaturgy in translation adaptation and new play development interdisciplinary dramaturgy play analysis in postdramatic and new media dramaturgy social media and audience outreach.

Part 1, "Philosophy," describes what dramturgs do, presents a history of dramaturgy, and summarizes critical theories. Part 2, "Analysis" teaches the two essential skills of a dramaturg: reading and writing. Part 3, "Practice," offers advice about collaborating with other artists.
Also in print: PN2053 .C428 2010

Each chapter includes ways to approach so-called old plays or set texts (think Shakespeare or Pinter or Parks) and then takes it up a notch to show how to use those skills when working on new plays.