YOU CAN'T TELL A DRAMATURG BY HER TITLE.

A KALEIDOSCOPIC LOOK AT A DISCIPLINE THAT STILL GETS NO RESPECT

TWENTY-THREE YEARS AFTER THE Yale School of Drama broke new ground and began conferring MFA degrees in dramaturgy--a distinctly European discipline that has insinuated itself into our nation's theatre network under a variety of titles--a crucial question remains: Is dramaturgy a viable career? Today a number of schools have followed Yale's lead; over 40 colleges and universities offer courses in dramaturgy. With so many graduates schooled in the art, one would think the battles for this often misunderstood field ...