The Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas define Dramaturgy as: "Contextualizing the world of a play, establishing connections among the text, and creating conversations about plays in their communities". That is just naming a few of the most basic definitions for this most mysterious word.
Basically, it's like making an informed decision (in a way, it's sort of like how scientists use hypotheses). The major difference is, this information is used to help the team/group make an informed decision. It's mildly important to comprehend - scratch that - hugely important that an actor comprehends this term. In order to rightfully create the fictional world a play takes place in, the actor should know what all unknown words mean, the time period pertaining to the play, understanding unknown values of money, etc.
Know what you are talking about if you are performing it!!
"Connecting knowledge with practice to make informed choices" --Dave McTier
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