What is Dramaturgy? Some Answers From Our Members:

“The dramaturg is the bridge-builder. We bridge the gap between scholarship and practice. We bridge the gap between the actor and their understanding of the text. We bridge the gap between the play and the audience. We have memorized the play, and can guide anyone through it blindfolded. We have fallen in love with the play, and will defend it at all costs. At the same time, we constantly question the play. It is our job, as dramaturgs, to become experts on a play, and to make those around us feel like experts, too.”

-- Amanda Beth Giguere, Literary Manager at Colorado Shakespeare Festival

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Editorial Statement

Review is the journal of dramaturgy published twice yearly (Fall and Spring) by Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas. The mission of the journal is to provide a venue for exploration of dramaturgy and for ongoing conversation about the work of the dramaturg and the literary manager and their relationship to all stages of theatre making. Review publishes peer-reviewed scholarly articles along with work in other formats, including essays, manifestoes, book reviews, photo essays, texts of plays (in whole or in part), and interviews. Review welcomes submissions by all writers regardless of professional affiliation, as well as submissions on topics at some remove from the primary mission. Inquiries to the editor are encouraged in advance of all submissions.