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.
President
Composer; Lyricist
Vice-President
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Secretary
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Treasurer
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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.
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
Contracts
Amanda Green, Chair
Brandon Jacobs Jenkins, Cori Thomas, Doug Wright, Jeanine Tesori, John Weidman, Stephen Schwartz, Ralph Sevush
Council Engagement
Cheryl Coons & Deborah Zoe Laufer, Co-chairs
Daniel Goldfarb, Pamela Turner, Ginnila Jackson Pérez
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
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
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
Finance
Christine Toy Johnson & Kristoffer Diaz, Co-chairs
Emily Mann, Ty DeFoe, Claudia Stuart
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
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
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
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
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
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
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