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TOC - The Opera Issue

Dramatist Guild of America
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Editor’s Notes on The Opera Issue
  • Joey Stocks
Micki Grant and Charlayne Woodard, 2012.
Honoring Micki Grant with Charlayne Woodard
  • Charlayne Woodard
Kirsten Childs (right) talking with Micki Grant (left) on stage talking about writing and composing for musical theatre, after the July 28, 2018 matinee of Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, the third production of the Encores! Off-Center season at New York City Center. Photo by Lia Chang.
Honoring Micki Grant with Kirsten Childs
  • Kirsten Childs
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Erika Dickerson-Despenza: Ten Questions
  • Erika Dickerson-Despenza
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Vanessa Severo: Ten Questions
  • Vanessa Severo
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The Golden Age (?) of Opera
  • Mark Campbell
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So, You Want to Write An Opera?
  • Michael Korie
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Librettists on Libretti
  • Deborah Brevoort,
  • David Henry Hwang,
  • E. M. Lewis,
  • Mark Campbell,
  • Sandra Seaton,
  • and Stephanie Fleischmann
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Composers on Composing Opera
  • Lila Palmer,
  • Nicolas Lell Benavides,
  • Paola Prestini,
  • Scott Davenport Richards,
  • Kamala Sankaram,
  • Stephen Schwartz,
  • and Huang Ruo
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Opera Resources
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From the Desk of Business Affairs: What’s In An Opera, Doc?
  • Ralph Sevush
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Atlanta: Bring Back Live!
  • Laura King
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Austin/San Antonio: Making The Invisible Visible – Again
  • Rita Anderson
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California – South: Staying Busy
  • Diana Burbano
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Kentucky: Market House Theatre
  • Brian Walker
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Michigan: New and Renewed Opportunities
  • Catherine Zudak
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New York State: Reconnecting with Community
  • Dominic D'Andrea
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North and South Carolina: Rising to the Occasion
  • Triza Cox
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Philadelphia: Sitting Down with Teresa Miller and Caitlin Cieri
  • Marjorie Bicknell
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Oregon: As Busy As Ever
  • Rachael Carnes
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Twin Cities: The Art Continues
  • Eric "Pogi" Sumangil
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Dramatists Diary: November/December 2021
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New Guild Members as of September 15, 2021
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Cori Thomas: Why I Joined the Guild
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