ecodramaturgy

English

Etymology

Coined by theatre historian and critic Theresa J. May in 2010, from eco- +‎ dramaturgy.

Noun

ecodramaturgy (countable and uncountable, plural ecodramaturgies)

1. Theatrical development and production motivated by ecological concerns.
   • 2010, Theresa J. May, “Kneading Marie Clements' Burning Vision”, in Canadian Theatre Review, volume 144, →DOI, page 6:

     It also provides an example of what I have begun to call ecodramaturgy: that is, play-making (script development and production) that puts ecological reciprocity and community at the centre of its theatrical and thematic intent.

   • 2016, Adeline Johns-Putra, “Climate change in literature and literary studies: From cli-fi, climate change theater and ecopoetry to ecocriticism and climate change criticism”, in WIREs Climate Change, volume 7, number 2, →DOI, page 274:

     The first is the inauguration of a subset of ecocriticism termed ‘ecodramaturgy,’ a term coined by May and further developed by Arons and May.

   • 2020, Catherine Love, “From Facts to Feelings: The Development of Katie Mitchell’s Ecodramaturgy”, in Contemporary Theatre Review, volume 30, number 2, →DOI, page 227:

     Ecodramaturgy indicates not simply theatre about ecological issues, but theatre that takes up the challenge of the newly expanded frames of thinking entailed by the Anthropocene.