Dramaturgy at Emerson – by Julianna Fultineer, ’13
Last spring, one of the episodes of hit TV series, “Smash” was titled “The Dramaturg.” Does that mean that the little known but vital theatrical function is finally getting the…
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The Emerson Roar dramaturgy blog nominated for an Evvy!
The Emerson Roar is a new, student-run blog dedicated to reviewing and analyzing Emerson-related theatrical productions through a dramaturgical lens. The goal of the blog is to introduce the concept…
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Summer 2012 Report from Current Students and Alumni
Christina Manzo (’12) is currently interning as the Digital Projects Liaison at the Boston Public Library. Her responsibilities include finding local libraries that have less money to spend on the digitization…
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The Musical Theatre Dramaturgy – Report from the field by Nick Coburn, ’10
Nick Coburn on his path in musical theatre dramaturgy. After graduating from Emerson College with a BA in Writing, Literature and Publishing and Theatre Studies with an emphasis in Dramaturgy,…
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Tierra Bonser was awarded the Kennedy Center/ Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA) Dramaturgy Fellowship to the Kennedy Center MFA Playwrights’ Workshop
Emerson senior, Tierra Bonser was awarded the Kennedy Center/ Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA) Dramaturgy Fellowship to the Kennedy Center MFA Playwrights’ Workshop and New Play Dramaturgy…
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The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center – Report from the field by Anne Morgan, ’09
Anne Morgan, who works as the Literary Manager for the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, provides backstage view of the Center. The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference is one of the…
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Fresh Ink Theatre – Report from the field by Jessie Baxter, ’10
Fresh Ink Theatre, a company I co-founded with a few other Boston theatre artists last year, is an organization dedicated to new work by local writers. Starting a new company…
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Summer 2011 Report From Current Students and Alumni
Tierra Bonser spent the first month of summer in London as part of the theatre and literature program inaugurated by Emerson this year. Taking classes in the day and seeing…
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Dramaturgy of a Prop – Report from the set of ‘Sleep No More’ by Katie Flemming, ’09
As a student, I had been torn between doing dramaturgy and props, but as graduation approached I decided to pursue props. Punchdrunk- a British promenade company I remembered from my time in London was…
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How to Sell Your Dramaturgical Skills – Report from New York City by Justine Spingler, ’10
In terms of dramaturgy, I have found that very few of the smaller theater companies employ or even take advantage of dramaturgy and what it can do for their organization….
