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New Covid Relief Bill Includes Save Our Stages, Unemployment Assistance for Freelance/Gig Workers, and More

The Dramatists Guild has learned that the new congressional Covid relief bill intends to provide continued financial support for gig workers and freelance workers, including many dramatists who do not qualify for traditional unemployment relief. The COVID Relief Bill is over 5,600 pages long; neither the House, the Senate, nor the theatre community at large has had sufficient time to fully analyze it, and the President is currently threatening not to sign it without further amendments. ...
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Atlanta Emergency Rental Assistance

Atlanta based dramatists, who are at risk of eviction or homelessness due to COVID-19 related financial instability, may be eligible to receive help via United Way of Greater Atlanta's Emergency Housing Assistance Program. Interested applicants are encouraged to attend one of UWGA's in-person application events at Loudermilk Center on Courtland...
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My Two Performance Hit

The world premiere of my play Conversations About an Empty Suit ran for two nights, opening Friday, March 13, 2020, and closing Saturday, March 14, 2020. A play about professional success and failure, it was the biggest hit of my life.
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Government Support for Creative Professionals Impacted by COVID-19

Congress has just passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which includes economic support for creative professionals.   Below is a flowchart from the Arts, Entertainment, and Media Industry Coordinating Committee (AEMI) to provide initial guidance on how to access the expanded unemployment insurance benefits. ...