The DG©M is an estate planning consultancy and intellectual property management program created by the Dramatists Guild of America to oversee the stewardship of your plays, songs and musicals.
Hello Writers!
On this page search through your various career services and member benefits that are part of your Dramatists Guild Membership.
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DG Copyright Management (DGCM)
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DG Guide for Dramatists: The Art of Negotiating Theatre Contracts
We know it can feel daunting to negotiate with a producer, theatre, school, college, or university that wants to produce your play or musical.
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DG Inclusion Rider
Free download for members and non-members. The first of its kind in the theatre industry, the Dramatists Guild Inclusion Rider is intended to be a model addendum that will enable you to
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Final Draft
DG members save over 30% on Final Draft, the preferred software for most industry professionals. It helps you format your scripts, map out your plots, collaborate in real-time with fellow Final Draft users, and more. -
Find a Collaborator
Theatre is undoubtedly a team sport. We're here to help you find great teammates. Whether it's someone with a different skill set - i.e., a librettist to your composer, a lyricist to your playwright - or maybe someone with a similar background, our service exists to help build lifelong creative partnerships. -
Form of Commission Agreement for Plays and Musicals
Agreement between a commissioning producer and author(s) to write and revise a play or musical. -
Form of Licensing Agreement
A basic license, it grants the rights for a producer to produce a production without granting the subsidiary rights or future options. -
Form of Underlying Rights for Musicals
Form of an option agreement used for an author to obtain the basic right to adapt a work as a musical from an existing work in which a second author holds copyright. -
Form of Underlying Rights for Plays
Form of an option agreement used for an author to obtain the basic right to adapt a work as a play from an existing work in which a second author holds copyright. -
Live Stream Addendum
To help you navigate new uses of your work, we offer you a model Livestream Addendum agreement to revise your prior agreements to include such “digital rights".