Behind the scenes of many significant U.S. productions today, is the newest member of the creative team-the "dramaturg." Now, for the first time, four of America's finest dramaturgs, under the editorial direction of a fifth, detail their efforts in revealing diary form, offering comprehensive histories of the development of four major productions by outstanding not-for-profit theatres, exploring the dramaturgical, directorial, design, acting and administrative aspects of mounting contemporary and classic plays.

The Clytemnestra Project

(based on works by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides)

Garland Wright, director; Jim Lewis, dramaturg

The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN

Danton's Death

(by Georg B?chner, translated by Robert Auletta)

Robert Wilson, director; Christopher Baker, dramaturg

Alley Theatre, Houston, TX

The Love Space Demands

(by Ntozake Shange, adapted from her poetry)

Talvin Wilks, director; Shelby Jiggetts, dramaturg

Crossroads Theatre Company, New Brunswick, NJ

Children of Paradise: Shooting a Dream

(based on the film by Marcel Carn? and Jacques Pr?vert)

Dominique Serrand, director; Paul Walsh, dramaturg

Company created by Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Minneapolis, MN