The director-playwright collaboration on new play production

Brian Prince Haimbach, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Abstract

The Director-Playwright Collaboration on New Play Production is an investigation of the working relationship between the playwright and the director and the process of new play production. The research is gathered by a series of interviews with student and professional playwrights and professional directors. The body of the thesis consists of an explanation of the interview process, a reporting of the information assembled during the interviews, an analysis of the information, and conclusions. Biographies of those interviewed are included as an appendix.