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Saturday, July 31

Eastern Time: 1pm - 6:30pm
Central Time: 12pm - 5:30pm
Mountain Time: 11am - 4:30pm
Pacific Time: 10am - 3:30pm

Join the Dramatists Guild, Honor Roll, and DG Copyright Management (DG©M) for the first in a series of online events to explore the challenges and opportunities inherent in aging as an artist in the American theatre. We'll hear from artists and thinkers who are studying aging and human development, and from organizations that are working on creative responses to ageism in the industry. Please note that Unsafe @ Any Age's events will all take place via Zoom.

The following guests are currently scheduled to present:

  • Constance Congdon, playwright, winner of the first Legacy Playwrights Award; 
  • Dr. Valerie Lipscomb, author, Performing Age in Modern Drama; 
  • Patricia S. Schwadron and Joanne Webb, The Career Center at the Actors Fund and Creativity Doesn’t Age Speaker Series; 
  • The Founders of Honor Roll!, an advocacy and action group of women+ playwrights over 40 as well as our women+ over 40 allies; 
  • Deborah Murad, Executive Director, DG Copyright Management;
  • Heather Helinsky, Literary Manager, Playwrights Foundation and Jewish Plays Project;
  • Philip Kan Gotanda, Playwright, Independent Filmmaker, winner of the first Legacy Playwrights Award;
  • Todd London, Theatre Relations Consultant, The Dramatists Guild.

This program is subject to change.
 


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