Dramaturg as Instructor/Instructor as Dramaturg: Seeking Balanced Approaches to Working with Professional and Student Playwrights

Dramaturg as Instructor/Instructor as Dramaturg: Seeking Balanced Approaches to Working with Professional and Student Playwrights

Discusses the different requirements of teaching drama students and directing professionals. Outlines a range of dramaturgical action between working to support the artistic interests of an established playwright and instructing a novice playwright in basic approaches. Examines how thinking in terms...

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Published in:Theatre topics Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 55
Main Author: Shimko, Robert
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 01-03-2003
Subjects:
Critical Reading
Drama
Dramaturgy
Educational Environment
Higher Education
Playwriting
Student Attitudes
Student Needs
Teaching Methods
Work Environment
Writing Assignments
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Summary:Discusses the different requirements of teaching drama students and directing professionals. Outlines a range of dramaturgical action between working to support the artistic interests of an established playwright and instructing a novice playwright in basic approaches. Examines how thinking in terms of a spectrum from neophyte to veteran guides the author's performances among the needs of a playwright, the requirements of an institution, and the desire for efficacy. (PM)
ISSN:1054-8378
DOI:10.1353/tt.2003.0019