A dramaturg assists the director, designers, and actors by conducting research to support a theatrical production. 

The research may include historical data, current events, languages, cultural phenomena, and production history for the play in question.

Another important feature of the dramaturg's task is to help the audience through program notes, lobby displays, playwright biographies, glossaries of important terms, and by offering post-performance discussions.
Dramaturgy

Greater Tuna                                    June 2006
Contemporary American Theatre Company (CATCO)

The Underpants                                December 2004
CATCO

Pentecost                                          February 2004
The Ohio State University

Rock and Roles
     from William Shakespeare           Winter 2004
The Ohio State University
     School Tour
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