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| author | Emily Margaret Dzioba |
| title | Devising Form and Content: The Dramaturg as Performance Curator |
| abstract |
This thesis explores the role of the dramaturg in devised theatre, defined as an essential curator. By examining the theatre-making process of the devising theatre
company Tectonic Theater Project, Moment Work, this thesis seeks to comment on where an individual dramaturg should best work in the devising room. Through analyzing
three Tectonic plays that successfully marry form with content—Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde by Moises Kaufman, The Laramie Project
by Moises Kaufman and the Company Members of Tectonic Theater Project, and Uncommon Sense by Andy Paris and Anushka Paris-Carter—demonstrate that Moment
Work is a viable process for creating innovative theatrical work. This is accomplished through process-oriented theatre-making, which explores form before content,
instead of through a product-oriented system. This thesis also analyzes the dramaturg's role in devising a new Moment Work play in an undergraduate residency program.
Ultimately, one established dramaturg should be present in the devising process from start to finish as a deviser, documentarian, and curator. The dramaturg does not
exist in conflict with the director or writer(s) of a piece; rather, they are a necessary guardian of the visual and textual narrative of the play.
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| school | The College of Liberal Arts, Drew University |
| degree | B.A. (2018) |
| advisor | Lisa Brenner |
| committee | Chris Ceraso
Kimberly Rhodes |
| full text | EMDzioba.pdf |
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