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Bertolt Brecht as Dramaturg

The article features Bertolt Brecht as a dramaturg. He became the dramaturg of the Munich Kammerspiele in Germany at the age of 25. He worked as a dramaturg with Erwin Piscator, leftist innovator of modern German theater, after his conversion to Marxism in 1926. He sponsored a dramaturgy training group in East Germany from 1949 until his death.

Brown, Russell E. “Bertolt Brecht as Dramaturg.” In *What is Dramaturgy?*, edited by Bert Cardullo, 57-63. New York: Peter Lang, 1995.

The article features Bertolt Brecht as a dramaturg. He became the dramaturg of the Munich Kammerspiele in Germany at the age of 25. He worked as a dramaturg with Erwin Piscator, leftist innovator of modern German theater, after his conversion to Marxism in 1926. He sponsored a dramaturgy training group in East Germany from 1949 until his death.