CDE has the following aims and objectives:
- research on and teaching of recent and contemporary theatre and drama in English,
- organization of conferences with contemporary playwrights, actors / directors, drama critics, academics in the field of theatre and drama, and teachers of theatre and drama in secondary schools,
- publication of scholarly articles and monographs,
- cooperation with theatres, cultural institutes, schools, etc.,
- cooperation with foreign institutions and societies.
The text of the CDE Constitution (Vereinssatzung) is available online:
• in German
• (in English: to come)
CDE receives encouragement and support from numerous institutions, including
- the German Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie.
- the Austrian Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur.
- the Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst.
- the Bayerische Staatskanzlei.
- the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).
- the Deutscher Anglistenverband.
- the German Shakespeare Society.
- Gesellschaft für Kanada-Studien.
- the British Council (Germany) and the British Council (Austria).
- the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs.
- Amerika Haus Munich and the the US Consulate Munich.
- the Dresdner Bank, the BAWAG P.S.K. (Österreichische Postsparkasse), and Oesterreichische Nationalbank.
- the Universities of Siegen, Augsburg, Dresden, Tübingen, Paderborn, Mainz, Giessen, Würzburg, and Vienna.