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What, exactly, is dramaturgy, and what does a dramaturg do? This title answers these questions. It describes what dramaturgs do, presents the history of dramaturgy, and summarizes the critical theories needed to analyze and understand dramatic texts. It is suitable for theater practitioners.

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Ghost Light by Southern Illinois University Press

What, exactly, is dramaturgy, and what does a dramaturg do? This title answers these questions. It describes what dramaturgs do, presents the history of dramaturgy, and summarizes the critical theories needed to analyze and understand dramatic texts. It is suitable for theater practitioners.
"With this practical, accessible, yet idea-rich book Michael Chemers has pulled off a 'coup de theatre'... this book documents the rigor, intellectual research, and collaborative skills required of a practicing dramaturg today. Students and professionals alike will find illumination of lasting value in Ghost Light." - Elizabeth Bradley, New York University "For a theatrical discipline that is notoriously difficult to teach and even define, Ghost Light offers students of dramaturgy a welcome introductory foothold. In one volume, Michael Chemers combines an academically rigorous overview of the field's historical discourses with an entirely practical guide to everyday dramaturgical work." - Ken Cerniglia, Dramaturg and Literary Manager, Disney Theatrical Productions"
Michael Mark Chemers founded and directs the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Production Dramaturgy Program at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama. He is the author of Staging Stigma: A Critical Examination of the American Freak Show.
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ISBN 13 9780809329526
ISBN 10 0809329522
Title Ghost Light
Author Southern Illinois University Press
Series Theater In The Americas
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Southern Illinois University Press
Year published 2010-03-30
Number of pages 232
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.