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TOC – Grief

Dramatist Guild of America
Masthead of the Grief Issue
Amelia French. Photo: Bronwen Sharp
Editor’s Notes on the Grief Issue
  • amelia french
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Dear Dramatist – Winter 2025
  • Kirsten Childs,
  • Larry Dean Harris,
  • and amelia french
Liz Duffy Adams
Liz Duffy Adams: Ten Questions
  • Liz Adams
Cheryl Coons
Cheryl Coons: Why I Joined The Guild
  • Cheryl Coons
paper document flying paperwork business wind office
DG Glossary: Merger
Business or career opportunity vector concept with man walking to opening curtains. Minimalist art style. Symbol of achievement, challenge, success, chance, new beginning.
Attorneys Backstage: Pulling Back the Curtain on Breach & Contract Enforcement
  • Leesa Fenderson
David Davila, Adrienne Dawes, Lucy Wang
How Do You Navigate Career Grief?
  • Adrienne Dawes,
  • David Davila,
  • and Lucy Wang
Continuous line drawing of hand writing with a pen on paper
Art was the Healing
  • Luis Alfaro
L-R: Karen Hartman, Julia Izumi, Nambi E. Kelley, Sarah Ruhl
Good Medicine: A Roundtable on Grief
  • Karen Hartman,
  • Julia Izumi,
  • Nambi E. Kelley,
  • and Sarah Ruhl
Top L-R: Nikki Brake-Silla, Nathan Yungerberg, Blossom Johnson, Audrey Cefaly; Bottom L-R: Jeannie Barroga, Jaymes Sanchez, Matthew Paul Olmos, Dipika Guha
Was your writer identity formed by grief? Where does grief live in your art now?

  • Nikki Brake-Sillá,
  • Nathan Yungerberg,
  • Blossom Johnson,
  • Audrey Cefaly,
  • Jeannie Barroga,
  • Jaymes Sanchez,
  • Matthew Paul Olmos,
  • and Dipika Guha
Top L-R: Kermit Frazier, Chelsea Marcantel, Laura Shamas, Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro; Bottom L-R: Denmo Ibrahim, a.k. payne, Tara Moses, Steve Yockey
How is dramatic writing a well-suited avenue for exploring grief? How is it uniquely challenging?
  • Kermit Frazier,
  • Chelsea Marcantel,
  • Laura Shamas,
  • Rosanna Alfaro,
  • Denmo Ibrahim,
  • a.k. payne,
  • Tara Moses,
  • and Steve Yockey
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Grief Dialogues Evolves: From stage to screen to immersive experience
  • Donna Hoke
Pittsburgh skyline at dusk
A Dramatist’s Guide to Pittsburgh
  • Alyssa Velazquez
William Finn by A.E. Kieren
Confessions of a Composer
  • William Finn
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Life After the Lark
  • C. A. Johnson
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Peacedale Global Arts
  • Clarence Coo
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Dramatists Diary – Winter 2025

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