dramaturgical

American  

[drah-muh-tur-ji-kuhl, dram-uh-] / ˌdrɑ məˈtɜr dʒɪ kəl, ˌdræm ə- /

Also dramaturgic

adjective

1. of or relating to playwriting or dramaturgy, the craft and techniques of dramatic composition.

   Group collaboration is one dramaturgical tool used by small theaters to write a play efficiently and quickly.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• dramaturgically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of dramaturgical

First recorded in 1830–40; dramaturg(e) ( def. ) + -ical ( def. )

Example Sentences

His suggestion that viewers record the number was both a dramaturgical choice and a form of affordable grassroots marketing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2023

As a dramaturgical device, it’s more prosaic than piquant, yet not entirely off brand for a woman whose mind was a perpetual motion machine.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2023

Which is a shame, because the musical, originally developed off-Broadway at Ars Nova, could use dramaturgical refinement.

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2022

“She read the scripts from a dramaturgical point of view, not just as an actor,” White says.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2021

There would have been no more solid value in the often amusing plays of Sardou, if he had not delighted in the ingenuity of his dramaturgical devices.

From Inquiries and Opinions by Matthews, Brander