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DG Co-Signs Letter Asking Congress for Collective Action Rights for Professional Creators

The Dramatists Guild of America has co-signed the following Authors Guild letter to the United States Congress, seeking legislative amendments to labor and antitrust laws that would enable freelance professional creators (including playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists) to negotiate collectively. Dear Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker McCarthy, and Minority Leader Jeffries: We, the undersigned, are professional freelance...
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The Dramatists Guild is Named a Finalist for the Third Annual Anthem Awards

The Dramatists Guild of America has been named a finalist for the Third Annual Anthem Awards in two categories for publications promoting rights and equity for theatre writers in the entertainment industry. The Anthem Awards is the largest and most comprehensive social impact award, with a mission to amplify the voices that spark global change. “Theatre is by its nature a place of cultural and societal exchange. Theatre writers spend their lives dedicated to shaping our...
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Banned Theatre: The Dramatists Guild Joins With Other Groups in Condemning Cancellation of Play at Santa Monica College

Below is a joint letter sent to the president of Santa Monica College regarding the school’s cancellation of the play By the River Rivanna by G. Bruce Smith. While the letter recounts the facts and addresses the issue of academic freedom implicated by the school’s actions, at the heart of this matter is a violation of the rights of the playwright, G. Bruce Smith, whose work was judged before a finished version of it had been read or seen.  In writing the play, Mr. Smith (a...
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Nov 30 and Dec 1 - Advocacy Nights for Theatre Writers in New York City

Discover the rights and resources that are available to you at every level of your career. Join your fellow theatre writers at the Mary Rodgers Room for one of upcoming Advocacy Nights! Let us help you advocate for yourself at our Advocacy Nights and beyond. Learn more and register via the link in bio.    DG Advocacy Night: Musical Theatre Writers Thursday, November 30 at 7:30pm EST...
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Banned Theatre Week: Listen to Banned Together: An Anti-Censorship Theatre Podcast

Dramatists Legal Defense Fund (DLDF) and The Dramatists Guild announces the second edition of Banned Together: An Anti-Censorship Theatre Podcast. This year’s edition will feature two episodes, are available to stream on the Dramatists Legal Defense Fund's website. To raise awareness regarding the societal dangers of censorship in the theatre industry and at large, the Dramatists Guild will...