TALKBACK Season 2 Episode 2 is now available to download! This new season explores the idea of ACCESS, and the second episode examines the pros and cons of getting an MFA. Is getting a Masters degree really the best way to enter the theatre industry? In this episode, host Christine Toy Johnson sits down with friends and colleagues KJ Sanchez and Vichet Chum for a deep dive into the realities of student loans, institutional racism, and a career in an insecure field.
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In May 1963, Robert F. Kennedy met with a small group of Black artists and activists, including Dramatists Guild members James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry. When Kennedy seemed unable to comprehend the pain of Jerome Smith, who had been beaten and jailed by the police, Hansberry reportedly said, "if you are insensitive to this, then there is no alternative except our going into the streets...and chaos."
It has been 57 years since Lorraine Hansberry walked out of...
The Dramatists Guild of America is proud to announce that it has hired Jenna Chrisphonte as its first Director of Community Engagement. This is a new position which was created in response to the membership’s desire for a means to respond as a constituency to the altered political and social environment following the 2016 election. Jenna will be working with Guild members across the country to identify both national and local priority issues, coordinate collective actions and political...