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They Reckon I Need A Dramaturg : Examining The Value Of A Dramaturg To Both The Playwright And The Professional Theatre Company In Australia, Polly Low

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This thesis examines aspects of dramaturgy delivered by a dramaturg, and the practical contributions of dramaturgs to both the writer and the theatre industry in Australia. It investigates elements of the working relationship between dramaturgs and playwrights, looks at the chameleon-like nature of the theatre dramaturg and examines how Australian writers, directors and dramaturgs perceive the role/s of the dramaturg. The thesis is partly a reflective investigation of personal practice, partly an historical investigation of the emergence of Australian ideas about dramaturgy, and partly an active investigation into what can help to make a constructive playwright/dramaturg relationship. A major aim …

The Lab Report, Volume 04, Issue 07, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Mitzi’s Abortion Published by Original Works Publishing
• Student Spotlight: Kevin Ferguson
• Guest Profile: Jason Aaron Goldberg
• Open Me Last, Three Short Plays by Maura Campbell
• Un-Holy Nite: 5 Short and Charmingly Irreverent Christmas Plays for High Schoolers by Samantha Macher
• From the Director: Think of the Arts When Thinking About Year End Giving

The Lab Report, Volume 04, Issue 06, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Krum Fits In, by Darlene Fedele
• Student Spotlight: Scott Ramsburg
• Guest Profile: Jonathan Price
• Am I Black Enough Yet? by Clinton Johnston
• Jeff Goode launches Resident Playwright Program at Skypilot
• Kong: A Goddamn 30-Foot Gorilla by Adam Hahn
• From the Director: NaPlaWriMo (National Playwriting Month)

The Lab Report, Volume 04, Issue 05, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• 12 Stations of the Cross, by Kenley Smith
• Breadcrumb Sins at Manhattan Repertory Theatre
• Guest Profile: Tanya Saracho
• Best of No Shame
• The Poe Plays by Sean Engard at STAGES in Fullerton
• From the Director: Update on New Works Initiative

The Lab Report, Volume 04, Issue 04, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Her Mother Was Imagination by Elizabeth Heffron given world premiere at Annex Theatre in Seattle
• Student Spotlight: Elizabeth Heffron
• Guest Profile: Performers Exchange Project
• Flower Duet by Maura Campbell
• Living Between the Lines, by Todd Ristau and Joan Ruelle
• From the Director: The Importance of Keeping a Portfolio

The Lab Report, Volume 04, Issue 03, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• ·Up From the Lunar Surface by Nicole B. Adkins
• ·Student Spotlight: Anna Gardner
• Guest Profile: Joe Gilford
• Student readings in New York (David Schwingle, Sean Engard, Royal Shiree)
• Kenley Smith and Sunny da Silva featured at Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights
• A Christmas Carol, by Clinton Johnston, Read at Hamner Theatre
• From the Director: Actor and Director Database

The Lab Report, Volume 04, Issue 02, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Guest Faculty Profile: Kate Bredeson
• Robert Plowman’s The Common: for as long as you have so far
• Overnight Sensations at Mill Mountain Theatre
• Festival of Student Readings
• Guest Profile: Naomi Wallace
• From the Director: Summer Session Recap

The Lab Report, Volume 04, Issue 01, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Feeback Loop, by Adam Hahn at Studio Roanoke
• No Shame Returns to Mill Mountain Theatre
• New Submission Opportunities at Studio Roanoke
• Devil Sedan, by Kenley Smith
• From the Director: Welcoming the summer students

The Lab Report, Volume 03, Issue 12, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• 2010 Guest Speaker Series
• Course Listings for Summer 2010
• Neeley Gossett Breadcrumb Sins at Coastal Empire New Plays Festival
• Under a Banner of Shadow, by Todd Ristau at Studio Roanoke
• From the Director: Leaving Studio Roanoke

The Lab Report, Volume 03, Issue 11, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Student Spotlight: David Schwingle
• Best of No Shame Marks One Full Year of Programming at Studio Roanoke
• Ich Libe Dich by Samantha Macher in Lunchbox Reading Series
• Maura Campbell's Wild Geese produced in Vermont and Flower Duet read in New York
• From the Director: Aspiration or Ambition?

The Lab Report, Volume 03, Issue 10, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Jayne Benjulian Named Head of New Play Development at Magic Theatre
• Student Spotlight: Jonathan Galvez
• Dear Abe by Adam Hahn at Studio Roanoke
• The Prom by Adam Hahn in Lunchbox Reading Series
• Guest Profile: Joe Banno
• From the Director: What You've Taken, You Can Teach

The Lab Report, Volume 03, Issue 09, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Heaven in Hell by Royal Shiree
• Student Spotlight: Chad Runyon
• Ashville, by Lucy Thurber Premieres at Studio Roanoke
• Exit Strategy by Kris Knutsen at Studio Roanoke
• From the Director: Looking For People You Want Work With

The Lab Report, Volume 03, Issue 08, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• House of Atreus by Sean Engard
• Student Spotlight: Sean Engard
• Roanoke Regional Writer's Conference Held at Hollins University
• Kenley Smith to teach playwriting at Randolph College
• Rosalee Was Here by Maura Campbell in Vermont
• From the Director: Why Buying Advance Tickets is Important

The Lab Report, Volume 03, Issue 07, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Crossing the Threshold by Maura Campbell performed in Vermont
• Student Spotlight: James Lewis
• Yes Svetlana, There is a Grandfather Frost by Jeff Goode at Studio Roanoke
• The UnXmas Story by Jeff Goode is directed by Kenley Smith at Studio Roanoke
• Area Highlight: MyScoper.com is one BIG Regional Calendar
• From the Director: Pressing the Hot Button Issues

The Lab Report, Volume 03, Issue 06, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Nu Naybahood II, Here We Go Agin features Royal Shiree
• Student Spotlight: Royal Shiree
• Guest Profile: Craig Pospisil
• Guest Profile: Larry Pontius
• Rosalee Was Here by Maura Campbell in Vermont
• Treading Water by Timothy Cochran at Studio Roanoke
• From the Director: Writing For Collaboration

The Lab Report, Volume 03, Issue 05, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Darlene Fedele designs puppets for Donnie and the Monsters by Robert Gibbs
• Student Spotlight: Darlene Fedele
• Guest Profile: Jimmy Ray Ward
• Royal Shiree is Miss Missy, Storyteller
• Soul of the Studio and the 40+40 Festival
• From the Director: Write It Down and Put It In A Contract

The Lab Report, Volume 03, Issue 04, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Elvis Blossom by Sunny daSilva
• Student Spotlight: Robert Plowman
• Guest Profile: Jeffrey Sweet
• Sasparilla, by Robert Plowman at Studio Roanoke
• Story Club by Nicole B. Adkins published
• From the Director: Bad Choices Make Good Stories

The Lab Report, Volume 03, Issue 03, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Shade of the Trees by Kenley Smith
• Guest Profile: Pat Wilhelms
• Guest Profile: Bob Moss
• Thirty Minutes or Less, by Jonathan G Galvez
• Staff Profile: Maryke Barber, Arts Librarian and Dramaturg
• From the Director: Shorter Forms...is the Two Act Dead?

The Lab Report, Volume 03, Issue 02, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Guest Profile: Stevie Jay
• Student Spotlight: Steven V. Rice
• Guest Profile: Carl Hancock Rux
• First Annual Festival of Student Readings held at Studio Roanoke
• Rebecca Rugg and Kate Bredeson talk Dramaturgy
• From the Director: Summer Recap

The Lab Report, Volume 03, Issue 01, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Lunch Box Reading Series Provides Experiential Learning Opportunities
• Student Spotlight: Brandon DuMonde
• Guest Profile: Erin Courtney
• Rosalee Was Here by Maura Campbell at Studio Roanoke
• Guest Profile: Cheryl Snodgrass
• From the Director: Our Biggest Summer Yet

The Lab Report, Volume 02, Issue 12, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Confirmed Guests for Summer 2009
• Student Spotlight: Ben R. Williams
• Ant Farm by Ben R. Williams
• Neeley Gossett Interns at the Alliance Theatre
• Adam Hahn Commissioned by Kaiser Permanente
• From the Director: How we select our guests and visiting faculty

The Lab Report, Volume 02, Issue 11, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Course Listings for Summer 2009
• Studio Roanoke Opens Ambitious First Season!
• Visiting Faculty Profiles: Jason Grote and Bonnie Metzgar
• Lie with Me by Keith Bridges opens in Los Angeles
• From the Director: Your Letter of Interest

The Lab Report, Volume 02, Issue 10, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights
• Worth in Numbers by Neeley Gossett
• Dreamtime by Maura Campbell opens in Vermont
• SETC 2009
• Sunny da Silva Interns at Studio Roanoke as Literary Associate
• From the Director: What Kind of Writing Samples Do We Want?

The Lab Report, Volume 02, Issue 09, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• AWP Conference
• National Conference of MFA Playwriting Programs at Fordham
• Jayne Benjulian Named Resident Dramaturg at the San Francisco Magic Theatre
• Save AboutFace Theatre
• No Shame moves to Hollins
• From the Director: Resume and Official Transcripts

The Curious Case Of Charles Mee, David Wohl

College of Visual and Performing Arts Faculty Publications

Playwright Charles Mee is one of the few successful writers who makes many of his works available free of charge for performance. This short article summarizes an interview with Mee, who explains why he forgoes royalties and publishes many of his plays online.

The Lab Report, Volume 02, Issue 08, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Roanoke Regional Writer’s Conference
• Devil Sedan by Kenley Smith opens in Omaha
• Mill Mountain Theatre Closing
• Dramatists Guild of America
• Area Highlight: Arts Council of the Blue Ridge
• From the Director: Letters of Reference

The Lab Report, Volume 02, Issue 07, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Resource: WordBRIDGE Playwright's Laboratory
• Guest Profile: Michael Kerry Williams
• Area Highlight: Jefferson Center
• Resource: InSIGHT for Playwrights
• From the Director: Your Application Package

The Lab Report, Volume 02, Issue 06, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Mellon Foundation gives $10 Million to Promote New Plays
• Student Spotlight: Nicole B. Adkins (Nikki)
• Guest Profile: Bonnie Metzgar
• Roanoke and No Shame Get International Press
• Area Highlight: Taubman Museum of Art
• From the Director: Picking the right program for you

The Lab Report, Volume 02, Issue 05, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Call for Actor and Director Headshots/Resumes
• Student Spotlight: Peter Sapienza
• Guest Profile: Celise Kalke
• Deal by Neeley Gossett
• NaPlWriMo
• From the Director: Vote for the Arts in 2008!

The Lab Report, Volume 02, Issue 04, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Guest Profile: Annaliese Moyer
• Student Spotlight: Jayne Benjulian
• Guest Profile: Lucy Thurber
• Area Highlight: Barter Theatre
• Playwright’s Lab Multi-Media: Online archive of back issues, podcasts, email list
• From the Director: Studio Roanoke Artistic Directorship