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
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Secretary
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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
Archive
Oversees the Archival material of the Dramatists Guild
Doug Wright, Chair
Trudy Appling, Kia Corthron, Joe DiPietro, Tina Fallon, Christine Toy Johnson, Deborah Murad, Ralph Sevush, Tari Stratton, Amy VonMacek, Emmanuel Wilson
Awards
Lloyd Suh, chair
Keith Josef Adkins, Lydia Diamond, Isaac Gomez, Aleshea Harris, Samuel D Hunter, Chisa Hutchinson, Rajiv Joseph, MJ Kaufman, Kimber Lee, Mona Mansour, Heidi Schreck
Best Practices
Created the ‘Festival Guidelines’.
Julius Galacki, David Guaspari, Donna Hoke, Michael R. Jackson, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Stephen Kaplan, Rich Orloff, Eric Sanders, Rona Siddiqui, Jordan Stovall, Lloyd Suh, Kathleen Warnock
Copyright Advocacy
Formerly the Censorship committee, advocates on behalf of authors and their copyright.
Sean Flahaven, Chair
Cheryl Davis, Mindi Dickstein, David Faux, Karen Hartman, Kait Kerrigan, Stephanie Liss, Bree Lowdermilk, Peter Parnell, Ginnila Pérez, Douglas Post, Ralph Sevush, Tari Stratton
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access
Promotes the core belief that the theatre should be a diverse and inclusive place.
Christine Toy Johnson, Chair
Kia Corthron, Lydia Diamond, Amanda Green, Harmon, Yvette Heyliger, Anita Hollander, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Lisa Kron, Victor Lesniewski, Michael Lew, Todd London, Shellen Lubin, Mona Mansour, Saviana Stanescu, Tari Stratton, Lloyd Suh, Amy VonMacek, Teresa Coleman Wash, Emmanuel Wilson
The Dramatist
Oversees the content of The Dramatist magazine.
Amanda Green, Chair
Lynn Ahrens, Gretchen Cryer, Mashuq Mushtaq Deen, Amelia French, Idris Goodwin, Adam Gwon, Larry Dean Harris, Chisa Hutchinson, Christine Toy Johnson, Min Kahng, David Kirshenbaum, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Bekka Kirk Lindström, Michele Lowe, Vickie Ramirez, Sarah Rebell, Joey Stocks, Tari Stratton, Caridad Svich, Amy VonMacek, Rhiana Yazzie
Education
Helping educators teach & present plays and educating the public about plays & playwrights.
Stephen Kaplan, co-chair
Marsha Norman, co-chair
Cheryl Coons, Kia Corthron, Jonathan Dorf, Rebecca Gilman, Daniel Goldfarb, Donna Hoke, David Lindsay-Abaire, Todd London, Lynn Nottage, Kelley Phung, Douglas Post, Tari Stratton, Jeffrey Sweet, Sheri Wilner, Charlayne Woodard
Member Recruitment
Engages in membership recruitment.
David Auburn, co-chair
Deborah Zoe Laufer, co-chair
Trudy Appling, Ioana Preda Buburuzan, Bree Lowdermilk, Kelley Phung, Dr. Laura Shamas, Shaina Taub, Rona Siddiqui, Joey Stocks, Amy VonMacek, Emmanuel Wilson
Music
Investigates standards within orchestration agreements and cast albums.
Georgia Stitt, Chair
Jason Robert Brown, Carmel Dean, Lily Dwoskin, Sean Flahaven, Stephen Flaherty, Adam Gwon, Tom Kitt, Michael Korie, Stephen Schwartz, Ralph Sevush, Shaina Taub, Amy VonMacek
National Affairs
Advocates for a national perspective when making organizational decisions
Pamela Turner, Chair
Thelma de Castro, Cheryl Coons, Kate Danley, Larry Dean Harris, Donna Hoke, Stephen Kaplan, Jordan Stovall, Emmanuel Wilson
New Media
Investigates standards within new media agreements.
Kristoffer Diaz, Chair
David Faux, Amanda Green, Laurie Flanigan-Hegge, David Kirshenbaum, Andrew Lippa, Bree Lowdermilk, Deborah Murad, Nikkole Salter, Ralph Sevush, Sarah Storm, Jeffrey Sweet, Pamela Turner, Amy VonMacek, Emmanuel Wilson
Nominating
Considers potential Council members and annual election rules.
Branden Jacobs Jenkins, Chair
Masi Asare, Kirsten Childs, Joshua Harmon, Elle Hartman, Jonathan Norton, Ralph Sevush, Amy VonMacek, Emmanuel Wilson
Opera
Reviews and researches current standards for librettists and composers of opera for an eventual ‘best practice’ document.
Deborah Brevoort, Co-Chair
Michael Korie, Co-Chair
Tony Asaro, Mark Campbell, Sara Cooper, Thulani Davis, Jerry Dye, Stephanie Fleischmann, Herchel Garfein, Jacqueline Goldfinger, Amanda Hollander, Cerise Jacobs, David Johnston, Stephen Karam, Jun Hyuk Kim, Marella Martin Koch, Tony Kushner, Ellen Lewis, Craig Lucas, Joshua McGuire, Deborah Murad, Marianna Mott Newirth, Lynn Nottage, Donna Di Novelli, Alan Olejniczak, Lila Palmer, Rachel Peters, Greg Pierce, Evelyn Jean Pine, Amy Punt, Anna Rabinowitz, Sarah Rebell, Kimberly Reed, Emily Roller, Kelley Rourke, Gene Scheer, Hayet Sellami, Ralph Sevush, John Patrick Shanley, David Simpatico, Joan Ross Sorkin, Jeanine Tesori, Royce Vavrick, Caitlin Vincent, Dara Weinberg
Political Engagement
A group committed to taking action in the current political climate for dramatists.
Douglas Post, Co-Chair
Nikkole Salter, Co-Chair
Diana Burbano, Herman Farrell III, Stephanie Liss, Emily Mann, Tere Martinez, Winter Miller, Ralph Sevush, Teresa Coleman Wash, Emmanuel Wilson, Rhiana Yazzie
Publishing
Investigates standards within publishing agreements.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Chair
Kate Danley, Emily Mann, Ralph Sevush, Pamela Turner
Steering
Oversees the agenda for Council meetings.
Amanda Green, Chair
Cheryl Coons, Kristoffer Diaz, Michael R. Jackson, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Christine Toy Johnson, Julia Jordan, Andrew Lippa, Lisa Kron, Stephen Schwartz, Doug Wright