Digital Engagement: Strategies for Online Dramaturgy

The goal of this article is to offer resources to any dramaturg or literary manager seeking to take advantage of the internet as a medium to facilitate critical thinking and dialogue about theatre. For theatres that are committed to maintaining a dynamic online presence, successful digital dramaturgy is not necessarily reliant on cutting-edge technology. The three companies interviewed for this article – the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and the National Theatre in London – each have very different digital presences, but they share one common factor: a strategic focus on what their available digital resources could offer audiences, and how they might extend dramaturgical conversation beyond the theatre space.