August Wilson Journal V o l . 1 | S p r i n g 2 0 1 9 I S S N 2 5 7 7 - 7 4 3 2 ( o n l i n e ) D O I 1 0 . 5 1 9 5 / a w j . 2 0 1 9 . 4 3 a u g u s t w i l s o n . p i t t . e d u 1 Welcome to the Dramaturgy Section of the August Wilson Journal By Melonnie Walker Master of Arts, Theatre History University of Missouri, Kansas City Welcome to the Dramaturgy Section of the August Wilson Journal. My name is Melonnie Walker and I am the Dramaturgy Editor. The goal of this section is to connect our readers with the real experiences of production dramaturgs who are working on productions of August Wilson's plays. By sharing different approaches to the work of Mr. Wilson, we dramaturgs align ourselves with the journal's mission of promoting the study, teaching and performance of his plays in an effort to preserve his legacy. Author Bio Ms. Melonnie Walker has served as research dramaturg for regional theatre productions for more than ten years. She is also an active member of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas, which is an organization that holds the belief that theater is a vital art form that has the power to "nourish, educate, and transform individuals and their communities and that dramaturgy is central to the process of theater-making." Articles in this journal are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This journal is published by the University Library System of the University of Pittsburgh as part of its D-Scribe Digital Publishing Program and is cosponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Press. Mel Walker https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/� http://www.library.pitt.edu/� http://www.pitt.edu/� http://www.library.pitt.edu/d-scribe-digital-collections� http://upress.pitt.edu/� http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/� Welcome to the Dramaturgy Section of the August Wilson Journal Author Bio