Online Definition: A production dramaturg is a consultant and an advocate for the playwright's intentions. http://www.geocities.com/amylynnhess76/Research.html
Dictionary Definition :The art of the theater, especially the writing of plays. American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Forth Edition
Most Notable Definition:The dramaturg’s task, essentially, is to sit between chairs and to build bridges: between theory and practice; between the director, the actors, and the script and/or playwright; between artistic intention and the realities of the budget; and not the least between a theatre, its productions, and the audience. http://www.dramaturgy.org.uk/index.htm
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