The Art of Active Dramaturgy: Transforming Critical Thought Into Dramatic Action Paperback - 2010 - 1st Edition

Lenora Inez Brown is the author of The Art of Active Dramaturgy: Transforming Critical Thought into Dramatic Action. In addition to this text, she has authored numerous articles, essays, and chapters in texts focused on dramaturgy and dramatic criticism. She is a former Head of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism at The Theatre School, DePaul University. She has served as a dramaturg at numerous new-play workshops and festivals including The Sundance Theatre Labs 2000 and 2001, South Coast Repertory's The Pacific Playwrights Festival, The Goodman Theatre's New Stages Series, The Bonderman Festival at Indiana Repertory Theatre, and New Visions/New Voices at The Kennedy Center. She helped initiate Madison Rep's new play festival, which included the premiere of Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice. She was the Director of New Plays at the 1999 Tony Award(R) regional theatre Crossroad Theatre Company and the cdramaturg for the 1999 Tony(R) nominated musical It Ain't Nothing But the Blues. She continues to develop new work with MPAACT in Chicago and other theatre companies focused on new work. She is a past president of Theatre for Young Audience/USA. She holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MFA in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism from the Yale School of Drama. For more information on Lenora please visit www.activedramaturgy.com.