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Question: “My theater company is thinking of working with a dramaturg. How should we go about finding someone and seeing if they would work well with our group?”

by Anne Cattaneo | Aug 3, 2021 | Ask a Dramaturg

Amy, Missoula MT Answer: Excellent question! I think the answer to the first part of your query at this moment in history is “social media!” Ask everyone to put the word out that you are looking. And see if anyone in your company knows or has worked with a good...

Question: “What does your community/your neighborhood need and how can you provide it as a theater artist? Especially now when the theater feels fragile and so many up-and-coming theater artists find opportunities few and far between.”

by Anne Cattaneo | Sep 5, 2021 | Ask a Dramaturg

Answer: Participant in the 2020 Directors Lab West Zoom chat This is the most important question all theater people have to ask. And the more creatively you answer it early in your career the greater your potential as a theater artist will be. I would not recommend...

Question: “My theater company is thinking of working with a dramaturg. How should we go about finding someone and seeing if they would work well with our group?”

Question: “What does your community/your neighborhood need and how can you provide it as a theater artist? Especially now when the theater feels fragile and so many up-and-coming theater artists find opportunities few and far between.”

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