The Role Of Hiring A Dramaturge In The Play

A Dramaturge is defined by dictionary.com as a "literary adviser on the staff of a theatre, film corporation, etc, whose responsibilities may include selection and editing of texts, liaison with authors, preparation of printed programmes, and public relations work.” Based on this definition and what I have read in our notes, dramaturg help in a wide variety of areas and they are all very important to the completion of a show. But in my opinion, what happened in the case of the play “Rent” was not right. I strongly believe that if you hire a dramaturg they do what they are hired to do and no more then that. I believe they are just doing the job they were hired to do.