Council

 

The Guild is governed by a board of directors (Council) elected from its membership. These writers, in various stages of their theatrical careers, meet monthly to decide policy for the Guild. Past presidents of the Council include Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Moss Hart, Alan Jay Lerner, Frank Gilroy, Robert Anderson, Stephen Sondheim, Peter Stone, John Weidman, Stephen Schwartz and Doug Wright.

 

Amanda Green

President
Composer; Lyricist

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Vice-President
Playwright

Kristoffer Diaz

Secretary
Librettist; Playwright

Christine Toy Johnson

Treasurer
Librettist; Lyricist; Playwright

Lee Adams

Lyricist

Lynn Ahrens

Librettist; Lyricist

Kristen Anderson-Lopez

Composer; Librettist

David Auburn

Playwright

Susan Birkenhead

Lyricist

Diana Burbano

Playwright

Craig Carnelia

Librettist; Lyricist

Kirsten Childs

Composer; Librettist; Lyricist

Cheryl Coons

Librettist; Lyricist; Playwright

Kia Corthron

Playwright

Andrew Creech

Playwright

Gretchen Cryer

Composer; Librettist; Lyricist; Playwright

Ty Defoe

Composer; Librettist; Playwright; Lyricist

Stephen Flaherty

Composer

Rebecca Gilman

Playwright

Daniel Goldfarb

Librettist; Playwright

John Guare

Playwright

Adam Gwon

Composer; Lyricist

Samuel D. Hunter

Playwright

Chisa Hutchinson

Playwright

David Henry Hwang

Librettist; Lyricist; Playwright

Julia Jordan

Playwright; Lyricist; Librettist

Rajiv Joseph

Playwright

John Kander

Composer

Stephen Kaplan

Librettist; Lyricist; Playwright

Stephen Karam

Playwright

Lisa Kron

Playwright

Tony Kushner

Composer; Lyricist; Playwright

James Lapine

Composer; Playwright; Lyricist

Deborah Zoe Laufer

Lyricist; Playwright; Librettist

Warren Leight

Playwright; Composer; Lyricist

Mike Lew

Playwright

David Lindsay-Abaire

Librettist; Playwright; Lyricist

Andrew Lippa

Composer; Librettist; Lyricist

Robert Lopez

Composer; Librettist; Lyricist

Emily Mann

Playwright

Donald Margulies

Playwright

Alan Menken

Composer; Librettist

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Composer; Librettist; Lyricist

Marsha Norman

Librettist; Lyricist; Playwright

Lynn Nottage

Librettist; Playwright

Helen Park

Composer; Lyricist

Benj Pasek

Composer; Lyricist

Austin Pendleton

Playwright

Theresa Rebeck

Composer; Playwright

Sarah Ruhl

Playwright

Nikkole Salter

Playwright

Robert Schenkkan

Playwright

Stephen Schwartz

Composer; Librettist; Lyricist

David Shire

Composer

Rona Siddiqui

Composer; Lyricist

Georgia Stitt

Composer; Lyricist

Lloyd Suh

Playwright

Jeffrey Sweet

Playwright; Composer; Lyricist; Librettist

Shaina Taub

Composer; Lyricist

Jeanine Tesori

Composer

Cori Thomas

Playwright

Pamela Turner

Playwright

Alfred Uhry

Librettist; Playwright

John Weidman

Librettist; Playwright

Michael Weller

Playwright

Bess Wohl

Playwright

George C. Wolfe

Playwright

Doug Wright

Librettist; Playwright

Maury Yeston

Composer; Lyricist

Body

Committees

 

Dramatists Guild Committees are special task forces, formed by Council approval, with the goal of investigating and addressing a particular issue affecting our industry.

 

 

Find A Committee

Awards
Contracts
Council Engagement
DEIA Task Force
The Dramatist
Education
Finance
Investment
Music
National Affairs
New Media/Technology/AI
Nominating
Off-Broadway Task Force
Opera
Special Events
Steering
Strategic Planning

 

 

Committee Reports

 

 

 

Awards

Rajiv Joseph & Samuel D. Hunter, Co-chairs

Aleshea Harris, Chisa Hutchinson, Heidi Schreck, Isaac Gomez, Keith Josef Adkins, Kimber Lee, Lloyd Suh, Lydia Diamond, MJ Kaufman, Mona Mansour, Tari Stratton

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Contracts

Amanda Green, Chair

Brandon Jacobs Jenkins, Cori Thomas, Doug Wright, Jeanine Tesori, John Weidman, Stephen Schwartz, Ralph Sevush

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DEIA Task Force

Promotes the core belief that the theatre should be a diverse and inclusive place.

Christine Toy Johnson, Chair

David Henry Hwang, Diana Burbano

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The Dramatist

Oversees the content of The Dramatist magazine.

Amanda Green, Chair

Adam Gwon, Caridad Svich, Chisa Hutchinson, Christine Toy Johnson, David Kirshenbaum, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Gretchen Cryer, Larry Dean Harris, Idris Goodwin, Mashuq Mushtaq Deen, Michele Lowe, Min Kahng, Rhiana Yazzie, Roger Q. Mason, Sandy Rustin, Sarah Ruhl, Vickie Ramirez, Amelia French, Bekka Kirk Lindström, Tari Stratton, Deepti Aravapalli

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Education

Helping educators teach & present plays and educating the public about plays & playwrights.

Stephen Kaplan, Chair

Brendan Conheady, Charlayne Woodard, Cheryl Coons, Daniel Goldfarb, David Lindsay-Abaire, Donna Hoke, Emilio Williams, Jeffery Sweet, Jonathan Dorf, Kia Corthron, Lisa Rafferty, Lynn Nottage, Marsha Norman, Rebecca Gilman, Sheri Wilner, Libby Johnston, Kelley Phung, Tari Stratton

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Finance

Christine Toy Johnson & Kristoffer Diaz, Co-chairs

Emily Mann, Ty DeFoe, Claudia Stuart

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Investment

Stephen Schwartz, Chair

Claudia Stuart

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Music

Investigates standards within orchestration agreements and cast albums.

Adam Gwon & Julianne Wick Davis, Co-Chairs

Carmel Dean, Erika Ji, Georgia Stitt, Helen Park, Jennifer Giering, Masi Asare, Michael Korie, Sean Flahaven, Shaina Taub, Tom Kitt, Libby Johnston

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National Affairs

Advocates for a national perspective when making organizational decisions

Pamela Turner, Chair

Cheryl Coons, Donna Hoke, Stephen Kaplan, Thelma de Castro, Ioana Preda Buburuzan

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New Media/Technology/AI

Investigates standards within new media agreements.

No Current Chair

Amanda Green, Andrew Lippa, David Kirshenbaum, Jeffrey Sweet, Kristoffer Diaz, Laurie Flanigan-Hegge, Nikkole Salter, Pamela Turner, Sarah Storm, Ginnila Jackson Perez, David Faux, Ralph Sevush

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Nominating

Considers potential Council members and annual election rules.

Daniel Goldfarb & Kristoffer Diaz, Co-chairs

Lauren Yee, Madeleine George, Tanya Barfield, Elle Hartman, Zoe Sarnak, Ginnila Jackson Perez

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Off-Broadway Task Force

Kristoffer Diaz, Chair

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Opera

Reviews and researches current standards for librettists and composers of opera for an eventual ‘best practice’ document.

Deborah Brevoort & Michael Korie, Co-Chairs

AC Petersen, Alan Olejniczak, Amanda Hollander, Amy Punt, Anna Rabinowitz, Caitlin Vincent, Cerise Jacobs, Craig Lucas, Dara Weinberg, David Johnston, David Simpatico, Deborah Mouton, Donna Di Novelli, Ellen Lewis, Emily Roller, Evelyn Jean Pine, Gene Scheer, Greg Pierce, Hayet Sellami, Herschel Garfein, Isabel Cruz Liljegren, Jacqueline Goldfinger, Jeanine Tesori, Jerre Dye, Joan Ross Sorkin, John de los Santos, John Patrick Shanley, Joshua McGuire, Jun Hyuk Kim, Kathryn Walat, Kelley Rourke, Kimberly Reed, Lila Palmer, Lisa DeSpain, Lynn Nottage, Marella Martin Koch, Marianna Mott Newirth, Mark Campbell, Rachel J. Peters, Royce Vavrek, Sandra Seaton, Sara Cooper, Sarah Ruhl, Stephanie Fleischmann, Stephen Karam, Stephen Schwartz, Thulani Davis, Tony Asaro, Tony Kushner, Libby Johnston, Ginnila Jackson Perez, Jessica Lit, Ralph Sevush

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Special Events

Amanda Green, Chair

Tari Stratton

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Steering

Oversees the agenda for Council meetings.

Amanda Green, Chair

Andrew Lippa, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Cheryl Coons, Christine Toy Johnson, Doug Wright,Emily Mann, John Weidman, Julia Jordan, Kristoffer Diaz, Lisa Kron, Rajiv Joseph, Samuel D. Hunter, Stephen Schwartz, Ralph Sevush, Ginnila Jackson Perez

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Strategic Planning

Investigates standards within orchestration agreements and cast albums.

Amanda Green & Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Co-Chairs

Benj Pasek, Bess Wohl, Cheryl Coons, Daniel Goldfarb, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Emily Mann, Shaina Taub, Ginnila Jackson Perez

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