Theatremaking

Theatremaking (also written "theatre-making", "theatre making" and "theater making", etc.) refers to a particular philosophy about creating a theatrical work of art. It is often seen as a holistic process of devising a play as performance, and tends to be based on practice rather than a (formally) written script, thus including the whole spectrum of activities involved in the process, from writing, experimentation and improvisation, to all forms of design and direction. Individuals making plays in this way are thus referred to as Playmakers (rather than actors, designers, directors, etc.)

In South Africa a masters level course in Playmaking was first introduced by the University of Cape Town. It has now become a widely used term in the country.

For more on the genealogy and range of meaning, see for example: Theatre-Making - Interplay Between Text and Performance in the 21st Century by Duška Radosavljevic. Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.