Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Qualities of a Good Turg?


what makes a good dramaturg?
                curiosity- at the heart of everything you do your asking question.
                sense of humor
                passion – you need to love what you do. You need to love the work as a dramaturg and the play              you are working with.
                Respect – for the yourself and the project you’re working on
                open mind/flexibility

Key essentials for a good working relationship?
                value- you need to give yourself value, if you don’t believe you and your work is important no one else will either.
                negotiation-
                Active Listening
                butterfly
                conversation and communication.
                keep others working and you will be working too

Possibilities of the dramaturgy role?
                encourage dialogue
                think outside the box – our field exist because of this
                be a cheerleader
                community tie
                start a new play festival
                solve problems
                encourage new playwrights 

Dramaturg - as A Literary Agent


Two things to make a good Literary Agent:
(1)    What makes a good script
       (2) and your personal bias
*Know that it can be a good script even if you don’t personality like it.
 
Your theater submission policy…Who can submit and how they can do it
                agents
                Theater artists that can submit – from partnering theaters
                open submission
                ten page sample – for playwrights who don’t have agents
                                *resume
                                *cover letter
                                *ten pages of a script to convince the playhouse they want your script

Script Log:
an excel doc that contains
1.       the script number
2.       date received
3.       the author
4.       title
5.       agent
6.       submitters contact info
7.       who it was submitted to
8.       3 reader – signed in when first received and dated when finished


script report criteria – be brutly honest, precise, well and crafted
Know your theaters mission statement
Know your theater space
Why are you considering this script?
Recommendation

the 1st read – a script report
one – one ½ page

What makes a script good?
-          transitions from the page to the stage
-          keeping the audience in mind