The research begins with the creation of a Dipartimento di Drammaturgia Parassitaria (DDP, Department of Parasitic Dramaturgy), a center dedicated to the study, discovery, and dissemination of textual forms that parasitize texts already existing in the world. Preliminary work has so far led to the drafting of a Manifesto for Parasitic Dramaturgy and the discovery of 40 different dramaturgical parasites, divided into four families. However, there remains vast potential for development and countless types of parasites still unknown to humankind.

The DDP's research — aware of the limitations of this dualism — will move on both theoretical and practical levels, with the aim of analyzing already discovered parasites and identifying new species. Among the DDP’s fields of study, we highlight, among others:

• Comparative Parasitic Anatomy (study of similarities and differences between animal parasitism and dramaturgical parasitism)
• Parasitic Taxonomy (classification and naming of the various discovered parasite species)
• Parasitic Ethology (behavior of parasites in relation to their host texts)
• Parasitic Geography (ranges, internal and external habitats, reproduction sites, etc.)
• Parasitic Paleontology (study of fossils and extinct species)

To grow and establish itself within the theatrical landscape, this entire field requires bold collaborators devoted to detail and to the unknown. For this reason, the DDP’s work will open up to external researchers, shared laboratories, and performative experiments open to the public.