Definitions

Dramaturgy
The art of writing or producing plays.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dramaturgy

Dramaturgy is the art of dramatic composition and the representation of the main elements of drama on the stage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dramaturgy

"Dramaturgy starts here, (it all does)...In these affections."
Mark Lord, Dramaturgy in American Theater:A Source Book, 1997.
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
Leonard Cohen, "Anthem," 1992.
http://www2.ups.edu/professionalorgs/dramaturgy/main.htm

"The bridge between production and knowledge."-Dave's definition 4:31 PM July 10, 2008.