ABSTRACT
In the richness of our language, a whole other term is required when discussing the person who does the action, another word that connotes the doing of the thing. The exception to the naming practice is the dramaturg. While the discipline is dramaturgy, both the role and the act are called dramaturg. The American theatre has greatly expanded its inclusion of dramaturgs so there is less imperative to justify our place at the table than ever before, although it is still in its developing stages around the country. To begin the defining, one of the reasons for the shift from noun to verb is that the noun of dramaturg too often can be reduced to a list of tasks. Sometimes the role may be understood merely as the collection of those tasks and the genuine contribution that a dramaturg makes to a production is ignored.
