MARK PRITCHARD // DRAMATURG & THEATRE-MAKER
New Play Development
I worked in new play development at Malthouse for ten years, so have experience working with a range of writers and supporting plays from concept to production. I'm particularly interested in working on projects that have a perspective on theatre as a form, that enjoy the live-ness of theatre, and that entertain and welcome an audience in.
My approach is to understand a writer or maker's personal dramaturgy - their ideas about theatre - and to help them realise it. This usually means understanding the project's dramatic (or postdramatic) engine, exploring how it works, and seeing where it can take us.
Writers I've worked with as dramaturg include: Ra Chapman, Amelia Chandos Evans, Dan Giovannoni, John Harvey, Kim Ho, Lally Katz, Jessica Knight, Michele Lee, Nakkiah Lui, Chanella Macri, Vidya Rajan, Natesha Somasundaram, Aran Thangaratnam, Alistair Baldwin, Wang Chong, and Keziah Warner.
As a freelance dramaturg, I'm available for ad hoc consultation and script reports for playwrights needing independent professional advice or feedback on their projects.
This slideshow gives a brief snapshot of some recent scripts I've worked on as dramaturg, from concept through to production.