dramaturgy
noun
dra·ma·tur·gy
ˈdra-mə-ˌtər-jē 
ˈdrä-
: the art or technique of dramatic composition and theatrical representation
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The festival’s lead underwriters ar Paula and Brian Powers and the festival is overseen by Danielle Mages Amato, the Globe’s director of new plays and dramaturgy.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
The installation’s theatrical nature summoned the eerie backstage dramaturgy of Marcel Duchamp’s Étant donnés, 1946–66, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
—Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
New plays require sensitivity, people-handling, collaborative dramaturgy — in a word, midwifery.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
The show was directed on Broadway by Stephen Kessler, with creative consultation by Jeff Calhoun, and dramaturgy by Seth Barrish.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
The installation’s theatrical nature summoned the eerie backstage dramaturgy of Marcel Duchamp’s Étant donnés, 1946–66, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
—Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
New plays require sensitivity, people-handling, collaborative dramaturgy — in a word, midwifery.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
The show was directed on Broadway by Stephen Kessler, with creative consultation by Jeff Calhoun, and dramaturgy by Seth Barrish.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Dramaturgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dramaturgy. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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