An introduction to the mysterious theater role of a dramaturg by a legend in the field
Anne Cattaneo was among the first Americans to fill the role of dramaturg, one of theaterysquo;s best kept secrets. Using detailed stories from her lifetime of work with theater artists such as Tom Stoppard, Wendy Wasserstein, Robert Wilson, Shi-Zheng Chen, and Sarah Ruhl, as well as the discovery of a odquo;lost dquo; play by Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, Cattaneo provides an invaluable manual to those studying, working in, and interested in this most fascinating profession.