Dramaturgical Resources

2006

Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights

By Gertrude Stein

Over the course of the season, our assistant directors and student dramaturgs will be compiling dramaturgical resources relating to each production as it develops. Below are some links to websites which relate to the history of the play, the biography of the playwright, and sites that contextualize and, we hope, shed light on the directorial approach to the dramatic material.

We hope you find these resources of interest.

Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein (b. 1874 - d. 1946)

An enormous amount of online material exists relating to both Gertrude Stein and her work, and to the Faust myth and various Faust authors. Below, we've listed some of these websites and divided them thematically into groups. Additionally, we've listed some other resources pertaining to thematic concerns evident in the text or referenced conceptually in the production.

Gertrude Stein

Stein Reads Her Own Work

Christopher Marlowe's Dr. Faustus

Goethe and Goethe's Faust

Faust in General

Electricity

Marshall McLuhan on Electricity, Media and Identity

1938