One aspect of dramaturgy is the research that goes into the theatermaking process. Commonly referred to as production research, this work involves finding information that can be used to explore the many facets of a play: its author, context in our world and the world of the play, production history, critical analysis and interpretation, images and sounds, and sources, influences, and analogues.
Use these questions to guide your research about the context of the play.
Use these questions to guide your research about production history.
This is an example of a timeline of significant productions of Blood Wedding using Timeline JS by Knight Lab from Northwestern University.