dramaturgy
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- dramaturgic adjective
- dramaturgical adjective
- dramaturgically adverb
Etymology
Origin of dramaturgy
First recorded in 1795–1805; from Greek drāmatourgía “dramatic composition,” equivalent to drāmaturg(ós) “playwright” + -ia -y 3; dramatic, -urgy
Example Sentences
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“Salesman” is more limber in its dramaturgy, shifting locations and blurring chronologies.
From Los Angeles Times
The dramaturgy is too complex, the intelligence too quick-footed and the language too dazzling for instant assessment.
From Los Angeles Times
The Broadway revival of “Three Days of Rain,” not being as confidently performed, revealed a common frailty in Greenberg’s dramaturgy — the tendency toward structural abstraction.
From Los Angeles Times
Professor Fuchs specialized in dramaturgy, or the construction of a play, including its dramatic structure, its characters’ motivations and technical issues about set design and lighting.
From New York Times
At Mu, we started a fellowship program where all our shows have directing, design, acting, dramaturgy, stage management fellows — it’s on-the-job training; we’re paying them to train.
From Los Angeles Times
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