dramaturgy

[ drah-muh-tur-jee, dram-uh- ]

noun

1. the craft and techniques of dramatic composition.

dramaturgy

/ ˈdræməˌtɜːdʒɪ /

noun

1. the art and technique of the theatre; dramatics

Derived Forms

• ˌdramaˈturgic, adjective
• ˌdramaˈturgically, adverb

Other Words From

• dram·a·tur·gic [drah-m, uh, -, tur, -jik, dram-, uh, -], dram·a·tur·gi·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dramaturgy¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; from Greek drāmatourgía “dramatic composition,” equivalent to drāmaturg(ós) “playwright” + -ia -y ³; dramatic, -urgy

Example Sentences

Also, because Ramsey-Zoe comes to directing by way of dramaturgy — specifically new play development — he was especially right for the job.

From Washington Blade

This does not seem like a profound bit of dramaturgy on my part, and he agrees with it.

From The Daily Beast

Ibsen will live, not as a dramaturgist, but as the greatest professor of dramaturgy the world has ever known.

From Project Gutenberg

The imaginative equipment of Maeterlinck's dramaturgy is rather limited and, on its face value, trite.

From Project Gutenberg

On the whole, Kalidasa was remarkably faithful to the ingenious but somewhat over-elaborate conventions of Indian dramaturgy.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a declaration of principles to be formulated out of sagacity and dramaturgy.

From Project Gutenberg

Dramaturgy, dram′a-tur-ji, n. the principles of dramatic composition: theatrical art.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• comedy
• farce
• melodrama
• play
• production
• scene
• show
• theater
• tragedy