Definitions of Dramaturgy

1. Dramaturgy-"noun the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition." http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Dramaturgy

2. Dramturgy-"the art of dramatic composition and the representation of the main elements of drama on the stage. Some dramatists combine writing and dramaturgy when creating a drama. Others work with a specialist, called a dramaturg, to adapt a work for the stage.
Dramaturgy may also be defined, more broadly, as shaping a story into a form that may be acted. Dramaturgy gives the work or the performance a structure." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dramaturgy

3. Dramaturgy- "the art of writing and producing plays" wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn