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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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Lisa Brenner
Assistant Professor
Drew University
Madison, NJLisa S. Brenner received her Ph.D. in Theatre from Columbia University. Katrina on Stage: 5 Plays, an anthology she co-edited with Suzanne Trauth has just been by Northwestern University Press. Published articles include “Beyond Words: Producing Palestinian–Israeli Dialogue at the Galilee Multicultural Theatre.” Theatre Topics (September, 2009) and “Blackface as Religious Expression—Job: The Hip-Hop Musical.” Crosscurrents (November, 2003). She has worked as a professional dramaturg, including her work at Vital Theatre in New York City, garnering two OOBR Awards for Excellence. Taking Names, a play she co-wrote with three other playwrights, won "Best New Play" in the 2000 All Out Arts Festival in New York City. Lisa is currently Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. In 2009, Drew granted her the Faculty Leadership Civic Engagement Award for her work on Katrina: the K Word as well as D*** UNIVERSITY, an original play she created with her students to address tensions on campus surrounding diversity.
