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Qualitative Inquiry, Vol. 9, No. 2, 218-236 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/1077800402250932

Dramatizing Data: A Primer

Johnny Saldaña

Arizona State University

Due to the lack of "how-to" pieces in the methods literature, a theatre artist who later became an ethnographer offers this personal primer in playwriting with qualitative data. Ethnodramatic research representation should be chosen not for its novelty but for its appropriateness as a medium for telling a participant’s story credibly, vividly, and persuasively. An overview of such fundamental playwriting principles as plotting, characterization, monologues, dialogue, and staging is given. The author also proposes that collaborative ventures between ethnographers and theatre practitioners should be initiated to heighten the artistic quality of ethnotheatrical presentations.

Key Words: ethnodrama • ethnotheatre • ethnographic performance • performance • writing


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