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TOC - The Money Issue

Dramatist Guild of America
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Editor’s Notes on the Money Issue
  • Joey Stocks
How are writers paid?
Calling All Theatre Writers: Join the DG Compensation Study
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DG Glossary: Financial Terms
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David Simpatico: Ten Questions
  • David Simpatico
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A Serious Act: Are You a Professional Dramatist or Not?
  • Emmanuel Wilson
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Professional Theatre Writer Q&A
  • Emmanuel Wilson
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Compensation, Part One: Commissions, Advances, Per Diem, Royalties
  • Diana Burbano,
  • Lauren Gunderson,
  • Roger Q. Mason,
  • and Ralph Sevush
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CarPER DIEM: How Authors Working in Theatre [do not] Get Paid for Their Time
  • Jessica Lit
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Compensation, Part Two: Subsidiary Markets
  • Tonda Marton,
  • Doug Wright,
  • Don Zolidis,
  • and Ralph Sevush
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Monetizing Your Music
  • Ralph Sevush
  • and Yuanxiao Xu
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Compensation, Part Three: Music
  • Ralph Sevush,
  • Kirsten Childs,
  • Sean Patrick Flahaven,
  • and Jeanine Tesori
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What’s the Deal (Memo)?
  • Ralph Sevush
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Dramatizing Money
  • Elaine Grogan Luttrull
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10 (Financial) Words to Know From a CPA
  • Elaine Grogan Luttrull
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A New Home for DGF and More Free Space for Writers
  • Rachel Routh
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Financial Resources for Dramatists
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Guild News – November/December 2022
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Dramatists Diary – November/December 2022
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New Guild Members as of November 1, 2022
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Adam Gwon: Why I Joined the Guild
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