Some people call the dramaturg the glue that holds everything together. It is like all of the other people - the director, the designers, the actors, and others who work on the production are pieces of paper that need to be held together and the dramaturg is the glue that holds them all together. Others prefer to compare the dramaturg and the rest of the team to weaving terms. All the other people are the warp, so the strands go vertically up and down. They can't be held together without the weft. The weft is the yarn or material that goes left and right to weave the material together. Of course, ultimately, it depends on what the director wants the dramaturg to do.
Check out posts from the earlier series: Examples of What Dramaturgs Do:
- Part 1 - Countertext
- Part 2 - Educational Packets
- Part 3 -Actor Packets
- Part 4A - Media Packets - Presses Releases
- Part 4B - Media Packets - Program Notes
- Part 4C - Media Packets - Talkback Guides
- Part 5 - Production Packets
- Part 6 - Designer Packets
- Part 7 - Sitting in on Rehearsals
- Pre-rehearsal Presentations
So, the dramaturg does do historical research. However, other research such as looking into possible lighting ideas to give to the director and lighting designer are a possible thing she may do. She may write a study guide for the play being produced. She may write publicity to send to schools and community members. She may work on organizing talkbacks.
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