Membership

Membership Benefits

Explore your member benefits below and stay tuned for updates in the DG Newsletter

NEW BENEFITS!

  • MasterWriter (Songwriting, Lyric Writing, Poetry, and Creative Writing Software)

    The Dramatists Guild is happy to announce that MasterWriter has joined our current member benefits package. The generous folks at MasterWriter have offered Guild members 20% off of any one or two-year subscription.

    Whether you’re writing a song, a poem, a novel, a script, a blog, or whatever your written or verbal communication happens to be, MasterWriter will unlock all that the English language has to offer. The unique tools and reference dictionaries contained in MasterWriter will help you to express yourself in a unique and more meaningful way.

    MasterWriter gives you Word Families, Phrases, Synonyms, Pop Culture, Rhymes, Definitions, a searchable Bible and our latest addition, Figures of Speech. This new dictionary gives you instant access to Metaphors, Similes, Onomatopoeia, Idioms, Oxymorons, Allusions, Alliterations and Intensifiers, a one-of-a-kind source of intense descriptive words. Why struggle to find the right word when you can have all the possibilities in an instant? Free your mind to create and let MasterWriter do the rest.

    Visit the MasterWriter website to learn more:

    https://masterwriter.com/creative_writers/?dcn=10028

  • Find a Collaborator (Beta)

    Looking for a collaborator for a new project? Find one today! Post a listing on our new web feature, Find a Collaborator (Beta). You must be signed into your DG Member Account to submit a posting. You can find the Find a Collaborator listings under the “Membership” drop-down menu. Submit a listing today.

  • 10% Discount at Treehaus MiMA.

    Treehaus MiMA is a self-described “health conscious” gourmet food shop that also houses coffee, wine, and raw food bars, as well as a charcuterie. With many local, organic, vegan, and gluten-free options, the food is “garnished with camaraderie to exceed your palate’s expectations.” Active DG members get 10% off of everything in the store. Bring your member card to Treehaus Mima at 470 W 42nd St (right next door to The Signature Theatre and down the block from Playwrights Horizons) to receive your DG discount. For more info, please visit http://treehausmima.com/index.html

  • Bank with The Actors Federal Credit Union.

    Actors Federal Credit Union is a non-profit financial cooperative that provides “a full range of secure, progressive, and first-rate financial services” throughout the country to members of theatrical organizations. As a member of the Dramatists Guild, you are eligible to bank, invest, and secure loans through AFCU’s services. Visit the AFCU Frequently Asked Questions page for more information: https://actorsfcu.com/frequently-asked-questions

  • Use the services provided by The Actor’s Fund.

    The Actor’s Fund assists those working in theater, film, television, radio, music, dance, opera and circus. The Actor’s Fund can help with social services, financial assistance, wellness, health insurance, housing, senior care, finances, managing money and parenting resources. The Actors Fund also provides direct medical care through the newly opened Samuel J. Friedman Health Center. The center provides quality healthcare to people in the entertainment industry and is affiliated with the Mount Sinai Doctors. The Health Center takes most insurance plans and even offers insurance consultations for those who are uninsured. For more information on The Actor’s Fund, please visit http://www.actorsfund.org/services-and-programs

Protect your work.

  • Business advice and review of unsigned contracts.

    The Business Affairs Department of the Guild is available to answer member questions by phone, email, or (when necessary) in-person consultation. The Guild’s lawyers will examine your contracts and provide you with detailed information as to how its terms compare to current industry standards. The Guild also has an extensive and growing collection of sample agreements and articles on various topics related to the business of theatre, all of which are available to members upon request.

  • Access to sample contracts and industry standards.

    We offer a variety of model contracts to address a variety of member needs, depending upon where you are in your writing process. Our contracts range from a commission, underlying rights and licensing agreements to collaboration agreements between writers to Showcase and Small Theatre agreements. Most of our contracts are available as emailable PDF files however our Approved Production Contract for Plays and our Approved Production Contract for Musicals must be purchased in printed form only.

  • The eligibility to vote for the Guild’s governing 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. The Council is currently led by Doug Wright, Lisa Kron, Lynn Nottage and Julia Jordan. Our full list of Council members is listed here.

Promote Yourself.

  • A listing in our online Member Directory.

    Make sure anyone can see you are a member of The Guild. Every member at every level is displayed in our searchable Member Directory on our website. The listing will include your name, location, and your creative roles.

  • A DG Profile on our website.

    Only available to those at the Member level or to Student Members and Estate Members.

    Visually let everyone know you are a member of The Dramatists Guild of America with an online profile on our website. Your DG Profile includes your bio, your picture, a list of works (including synopses).

  • Discounted membership to NPX (New Play Exchange)

    Only available to those at the Member level or to Student Members and Estate Members.

    Through a partnership with the National New Play Network, we are now able to offer members a 30% discount on Writer subscriptions to the New Play Exchange (NPX). With 14,000+ plays (and counting) by more than 3,800 writers, the NPX has become the world’s largest database of scripts by living writers and the definitive place for thousands of artistic directors, literary managers, dramaturgs, directors, and actors to find new work and connect with new artists. It’s an indispensable resource for the entire new play sector and an incredibly useful way for dramatists to share their work.

Improve Your Skills

  • Play in Progress (PIP): Script Consultations for Plays and Musicals

    For years we’ve heard from members that they are looking for someone who could help advance their plays to the next level of development with an objective analysis of the work – not dramaturgs, per se, as you might experience in a production setting, but rather a skilled writer/director/actor who has practical hands-on experience consulting with writers on sharpening structure, dialogue, character development, theatricality, dramatic conflict and strengthening intent.  The Plays in Progress (PIP) program is designed to address those very needs. For more information, please visit the DGI website.

  • Discounted pricing at DGI (The Dramatists Guild Institute for Dramatic Writing).

    Our curriculum of classes, both on in-person and online classes with master teachers, combines our DG Academy (playwriting seminars) and DG Conservatory (musical theatre writing seminars) for a variety of extended educational classes (anything from a long weekend to something more rigorous that’s 8-10 weeks in duration).

    • Hone your creative skills and engage in a community focused on professional development, with courses ranging from play structure to comprehensive writing workshops.
    • All of our classes are taught by prominent educators and master teachers, such as Kirsten Childs, Tina Howe, and Austin Pendleton.
    • Current course listings and more information can be found at the DGI website.
    • Members receive access for class registration for prior students and free access to pop-up special events and programming.

Receive The Dramatist.

  • A free subscription to our bi-monthly magazine.

    The Dramatist is the official journal of the Guild. It is first and foremost a member service written by members for members. Its content is curated and overseen by the editor, staff, and the Publications Committee. It is also the only national magazine dedicated to the business and craft of writing for theatre.

    • Members, Associate Members, and Student Members receive six issues of The Dramatist.

    • Access to our ever-expanding online archive of past issues (coming soon).

    • Access to additional online content and extended articles.

  • Discounted rates for ads.

    • Those at the Member level are entitled to one free classified* ad in The Dramatist per calendar year (40 words or fewer. Editors may edit advertisements for style or content). Email your text and/or questions to editor Joey Stocks at jstocks@dramatistsguild.com.

    • All Guild members receive 50% off any display** ad to promote their self-produced shows or self-published books provided the book is a script, anthology of scripts, or about the business and/or craft of theatre writing. (This offer does not apply to non-members or institutions. No other discounts apply.) For all other types of ads, all Guild members receive 10% off any display ad. Email editor Joey Stocks at jstocks@dramatistsguild.com with questions.

     

    *This is a text-only ad. **This is an ad that includes artwork.

Submit your work like a PRO.

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See Theatre.

  • Free tickets via Playwrights Welcome.

    Developed for the Dramatists Guild of America Members, Playwrights Welcome is a national ticketing initiative created by Samuel French along with Dramatists Play Service, Dramatic Publishing, Music Theatre International, Playscripts and Rodgers and Hammerstein. This program was made out of a desire to support the artistic health of our industry’s writers and by extension the vibrancy of the American theater.

    Playwrights Welcome is designed to offer available tickets to professional playwrights on the day of a performance, free of charge. These available tickets are ones that would otherwise go unsold; we firmly believe that no theater should give away a ticket that could otherwise be sold.

    To learn more about how your theater can get involved, or how you as a playwright can take advantage of this Dramatists Guild benefit go to Playwrights Welcome.

  • Discounted membership to Theatre Mania Gold Club (NYC).

    Dramatists Guild members enjoy a 40% discount: $59.00 (vs. reg. price $99.)
    See as many offered shows as you like, with a friend or loved one. Most tickets
    in the Gold Club are complimentary. Members are only charged a $4.50 ticket
    processing fee per ticket.

  • Discounted membership to Sold Out Crowd (LA).

    Sold Out Crowd provides members with complimentary tickets to shows all over Los Angeles for just a $4 processing fee per ticket. They fill seats for theatrical performances (big and small) concerts, lectures, opera, and more!

Manage Your Finances.

  • The Actors Federal Credit Union.

    Actors Federal Credit Union is a non-profit financial cooperative that provides “a full range of secure, progressive, and first-rate financial services” throughout the country to members of theatrical organizations. As a member of the Dramatists Guild, you are eligible to bank, invest, and secure loans through AFCU’s services. Visit the AFCU Frequently Asked Questions page for more information: https://actorsfcu.com/frequently-asked-questions

  • The Actor's Fund.

    Recieve education and support around cash flow management, credit and debt, savings and investing and financial planning. Explore and address limiting beliefs and behaviors around money. For more information, visit here.

Stay Healthy.

  • The Actor’s Fund.

    The Actor’s Fund assists those working in theater, film, television, radio, music, dance, opera and circus. The Actor’s Fund can help with social services, financial assistance, wellness, health insurance, housing, senior care, finances, managing money and parenting resources. The Actors Fund also provides direct medical care through the newly opened Samuel J. Friedman Health Center. The center provides quality healthcare to people in the entertainment industry and is affiliated with the Mount Sinai Doctors. The Health Center takes most insurance plans and even offers insurance consultations for those who are uninsured. For more information on The Actor’s Fund, please visit http://www.actorsfund.org/services-and-programs