Approach

A dramaturgically-informed methodology that bridges craft, production realities, and creative career building.

Why Work With a Dramaturgically-Informed Partner?

Most script consultants give you notes. I give you notes + a plan + the systems to keep creating. Here's the difference:

Traditional Script Consulting

  • • Notes on story structure
  • • Reading scripts, not producing them
  • • Focus on fixing the draft
  • • Story feedback only
  • • Removed from production realities

My Dramaturgically-Informed Approach

  • ✓ Working with writers is my craft, backed by years of teaching and facilitation experience
  • ✓ I've produced shorts, not just read them
  • ✓ I understand festival strategy, not just story structure
  • ✓ I help you build a creative practice, not just fix a draft
  • ✓ I speak "artist brain" AND "producer brain" fluently
  • ✓ I know production realities—budget, timeline, shooting constraints
  • ✓ I'm an active creator in the trenches, not removed from the work

This means when I give feedback on your script, I'm not just thinking about story—I'm thinking about how it shoots, what it costs, how it plays at festivals, and how it fits into your creative trajectory. Dramaturgy + production literacy + career awareness = scripts that actually move forward.

My Dramaturgical Method

Most feedback feels random—one person says cut this character, another says expand them. You're left more confused than before. I work differently. Before I give you a single note, I help you articulate YOUR vision for the piece. Then every question I ask, every suggestion I make, points back to that vision. You're never left wondering "but is this MY story anymore?"

The Foundation: Vision First

Before I give you a single note, we establish YOUR vision. Not what I think your story should be—what YOU want it to be. This becomes our North Star for everything that follows.

Most writers want to fix dialogue or tighten scenes first. I flip that. First, we clarify WHAT your story is actually about. What you're trying to say. What change we're tracking. THEN we fix HOW you're saying it—the pacing, the dialogue, the structure.

Why? Because if you don't know WHAT you're saying, you'll waste months polishing scenes that might not even belong in the final draft.

The Four Questions Every Script Must Answer

Once we answer these foundational questions, everything else clicks into place. Scenes that don't serve these answers get cut. Scenes that do get sharpened.

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What's it about?

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Why keep watching?

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Whose change?

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Where am I?

1. What's it really about?

Not just plot, but what you're revealing about being human. The theme—the deeper meaning beneath the events.

2. Why do I keep watching?

What question keeps me in my seat until the end? The dramatic question that drives the entire story forward.

3. Whose change am I tracking?

Who transforms, and why does it matter? The character journey at the heart of the story.

4. Where am I?

What are the rules of this world, and do they stay consistent? The world of the story and its given circumstances.

Structure First, Execution Second

We don't start with dialogue polish. We start with: Does this structure actually support your vision? If not, we rebuild it. THEN we refine.

Bad feedback: "The protagonist isn't working." Good feedback: "Your protagonist wants X, but the obstacles in Act 2 don't threaten that want—they threaten Y. Here's how to realign them." I don't leave you with questions. I leave you with answers—or at minimum, the exact next question to explore.

Production-Aware Notes

I don't just tell you "this scene needs more tension." I think about:

  • • Can you shoot this on your budget?
  • • Does this scene justify the location/cast/time investment?
  • • Will this play at festivals or feel like a workshop exercise?
  • • Is this producible or just interesting on paper?

Because I've actually made shorts, I know the gap between "great on the page" and "actually shootable." Your script has to work on paper AND in the real world.

Actionable Roadmaps

You'll never leave a session wondering "okay, but what do I DO now?" Every note comes with a clear next step—often prioritized (do this first, then this, then this).

You'll leave with clarity on what your story is, structural integrity in how it's told, and an actionable roadmap for revision.

My Three-Part Framework: Clarity, Integrity, Roadmaps

1. Clarity First

Before any notes, we establish YOUR vision. What you're trying to say, who changes, why it matters. This becomes our anchor.

2. Structural Integrity

Every scene either serves that vision or it doesn't. We identify misalignments and rebuild the architecture to support your story.

3. Actionable Roadmaps

You never leave wondering "what now?" Every note comes with a clear next step—often prioritized (do this first, then this, then this).

This methodology is informed by my training with the New Jersey Play Lab. I've adapted my training to be applicable across stage and screen.

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