WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENTS

The following are due by noon on Friday, July 11, on your blog:

What is Dramaturgy? (5%)
(let’s go with this instead of “definitions”)
Best Online Definition
Best Dictionary Definition
Most Notable or Unusual Definition
Historical Context (German origins with Lessing and the Hamburger Dramaturgy)
Job Description (a composite drawn from multiple sources; edit and cite each)
My Own Definition (in your own words…this is the most important element for grading)

Dramaturgy as a Profession (5%)
Identify 10 professional, not-for-profit theatres (LORT) that employ resident dramaturgs (and/or literary managers). For each of the ten, identify the following: name of theatre, LORT classification, location, name of dramaturg, specific title, and anything else you deem to be notable.

Graduate Degree Programs (5%)
Identify 10 MFA degree programs in dramaturgy at schools that are not listed on the “Sampler” post. For each of the ten, identify the following: name of university, location, name of degree, duration of degree program (most are either 2 or 3-year programs), and anything notable or unique about the program.