It fosters ability to work collaboratively and sensitively with others. But it must also be considered an art, because it involves, as well, exercise of the creative imagination and aesthetic judgment. It is a microcosm of the entire liberal arts experience. The main job of a dramaturg is to keep asking why. Yet, as Dr. Victor Frankl has pointed out it works exactly the other way around.
Meaning is central to human existence and art.
A Critical Reappraisal. Beacon Press, 1959. A dramaturg can be a particle or a wave. When we expect one, we always get the other. In recent history, he, she or it tends to be a 'particle' because the wide spectrum of functions rests in one person or one identifiable group of people who call themselves dramaturgs.