dramaturgical

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This movie, which allegedly hates men, sure enjoyed giving them a lot of emotional and dramaturgical real estate in the climactic act, including a Gene Kelly-esque dance number.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023

Purnell has enlisted dramaturgical help from the playwright Jeremy O. Harris.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2022

It can be tricky to stage an operetta convincingly and compellingly; Kosky and his team have performed some dramaturgical surgery as part of their rescue missions.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2022

But the current iteration of “Dear Mapel” could use more thematic and dramaturgical connective tissue — writerly touches that might pull the play’s discrete anecdotes together and turn them into a fully satisfying whole.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2022

There would have been no more solid value in the often amusing plays of Sardou, if he had not delighted in the ingenuity of his dramaturgical devices.

From Inquiries and Opinions by Matthews, Brander