Behind the scenes of many significant U.S. productions today, is the newest member of the creative team--the "dramaturg." Now, for the first time, four of America’s finest dramaturgs, under the editorial direction of a fifth, detail their efforts in revealing diary form, offering comprehensive histories of the development of four major productions by outstanding not-for-profit theatres, exploring the dramaturgical, directorial, design, acting and administrative aspects of mounting contemporary and classic plays.
The Clytemnestra Project
(based on works by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides)Garland Wright, director; Jim Lewis, dramaturgThe Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MNDanton’s Death
(by Georg Büchner, translated by Robert Auletta)
Robert Wilson, director; Christopher Baker, dramaturg
Alley Theatre, Houston, TX
The Love Space Demands
(by Ntozake Shange, adapted from her poetry)
Talvin Wilks, director; Shelby Jiggetts, dramaturg
Crossroads Theatre Company, New Brunswick, NJ
Children of Paradise: Shooting a Dream
(based on the film by Marcel Carné and Jacques Prévert)
Dominique Serrand, director; Paul Walsh, dramaturg
Company created by Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Minneapolis, MN