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The dramaturg should be versed in theatre history, the theatre of her day, performance theory, criticism, culture, and politics. And, plays, she should read a lot of plays. It is not possible to compile a comprehensive list of resources for the dramaturg; it is work that is an ongoing process of discovery and connection.
Consequently, the following list is a starting point for the practice of dramaturgy of performance and text.
Ball, David. Backwards and Forwards: A Technical Manual for Reading Plays. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1983.
Bly, Mark. The Production Notebooks: Theatre in Process. Vols. 1 and 2. 1995. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 2001.
Bogart, Anne. What’s the Story: Essays about ...
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