Definition of "dramaturgy" [dram•a•tur•gy]

• The art of the theater, especially the writing of plays. (noun)

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• "I think this kind of dramaturgy difficult to plan ahead in a concept stage of a game."
• "The dramaturgy in writer-director Rashaad Ernesto Green's film can get heavy-handed."
• "They were engaging the audience by approaching them while lip-syncing and performing dramaturgy."