Dramaturgy is often defined as a very "slippery" and indefinable word; although there are standard definitions available to find, we don't seem to be able to understand these definitions without exceptions arising. For example, the online Oxford English Dictionary defines dramaturgy as "dramatic composition"; dramatic art' or as 'dramatic or theatrical acting'. However, words like "composition" can be very vague, leaving themselves open to broad interpretation and debate by scholars of dramatic and theatrical arts. Likewise, we must ask ourselves what exactly the role of a playwright is and whether he fulfills this role alone or shares it; since no one has actually established a clear definition of what playwrights actually do. Therefore, while I cannot propose to create a solid definition of what dramaturgy itself is, I will lay the foundation for a study of what dramaturgy can be, using an all-encompassing definition of what, I believe, is itself a work. real field of dramatic and theater studies. I intend to do this initially by referring to the teachings of renowned playwrights such as Adam Versényi and Gotthold Lessing. Dramaturgy also functions as a form of analysis that explores the relationship between spectator, performer and even playwright; changing our preconceptions of what theater should and could actually be. It is also important for playwrights to consider the social and cultural environment in which they work, because drama is often a statement about the current society of the time, meaning that social ideas simply cannot be ignored. To fully understand what dramaturgy is and how it works in today's society, I believe it is necessary to explore its origins by taking a historical look... it uses books, plays, social research and a collection of analytical methods to both inspect and compose plays plays that are often more suited to contemporary culture. Works CitedDrama, 4th edition, pp. 97-195. London: Wadsworth Cengage Learning (c2004). Barnett, S. (1987) "Über die Grenzen": Semiotics and subjectivity in Lessing's Hamburgische Dramaturgie, pp. 407-419. Blackwell Publishing: Oxford. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/407205.Kant, I. (1784) What is the Enlightenment? Stable URL: http://philosophy.eserver.org/kant/what-is-enlightenment.txt.Kindelan, N. (1996) Shadows of Realism: Dramaturgy and the Theories and Practices of Modernism. Westport, Conn.; London: Praeger.Marinis, M. (1987) Dramaturgy of the Spectator. The MIT Press. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1145819.