David Dower, the Co- Artistic Director of ArtsEmerson, responds to P. Carl's article about finding one's creative voice in theater with charting how he, Dower, became the "creative" person he is, and how that lead him to dramatugy.
Lisa Peschel considers her experience adapting a comedic play written by survivors of the Holocaust and the way in which its humor translates to audiences today.
Through creative captions, the access tool of captioning becomes a design element with its own dramaturgical perspective. Caption designer McClain Leong introduces some of the design considerations that enable a dramaturgical approach to creative captions.
Trauma, Memory, and Contemporary Opera in the Work of Kaija Saariaho
Tuesday 7 April 2026
New York City
A conversation with librettist and dramaturg Aleksi Barrière about the upcoming 2026 Metropolitan Opera United States premiere of Innocence, the final opera by the late Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, Barrière's mother.
A Symposium and Reception Celebrating Artistic Collaboration
Tuesday 17 February 2026
New York City
Featuring panels with Ira Weitzman (Lincoln Center Theater, Playwrights Horizons), Cooper Howell (CATS: The Jellicle Ball), and Jonathan Kalb (Theatre for a New Audience) and performances from students of Pace University Musical Theatre.
This month’s diarist is a dramaturg with a full-time job at an arts service organization and a toddler at home. With a strong support system and an even stronger commitment to getting up early, she makes time for playdates in between work travel and freelance projects.
This month’s diarist has two kids under five and two jobs in different states. When a parent needs her, too, she begins to grapple with the added strain of “sandwich generation” responsibilities.
Decolonizing Dramaturgy: Theatremakers from Africa in Conversation
A 5-episode series featuring award-winning playwrights, dramaturges and directors from Africa
Each episode invites a playwright, dramaturge and director to speak on a specific topic related to their creative and dramaturgical processes. For accessibility, French Language translation is available for some series and American Sign Language interpretation for all series.
Series
Without Borders: Dramaturgy in the New Decade / Sin Fronteras: Dramaturgismo en la Nueva Década
Examining how dramaturgy lives, breathes, and changes
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas presents Without Borders: Dramaturgy in the New Decade / Sin Fronteras: Dramaturgismo en la Nueva Década livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 28 June and Tuesday 29 June.
Kunafa and Shay focuses on Middle Eastern and North African (MENA)/Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) theatre—highlighting classic and contemporary plays and theatremakers, spotlighting community-engaged work in the region and diaspora, and analyzing the past, present, and future of MENA/SWANA theatre in the United States.
This series details graduate student Bree Windham's experiences as a young dramaturg navigating different resources and the ways she has come utilize them through trial, error, and advice from others.
