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Dear Dramatists Guild Members,   I’m writing you, the members of The Dramatists Guild, to inform you that I will be stepping down from my role as Co-Executive Director at the end of September 2024 to explore other opportunities in new play and musical development and work on my writing for the first time in 17 years. It's been the honor of my life to serve this nation’s playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists. I’ve had the great pleasure of...

The Dramatists Guild is delighted to introduce our newest staff member, office associate Karl Hawkins. Karl is a black + queer theatre artist hailing from St. Louis, Missouri. He holds a BFA in Acting from the Conservatory of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University. He has worked regionally as an actor and director at SoHo Shakespeare Company, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, The New Jewish Theatre, Classics On The Rocks and The...

The Dramatists Guild is delighted to introduce our new Director of Business Affairs, Jessica Lit.  Born and raised in Charlotte, NC, Jessica is a New York-based attorney with a passion for empowering artists of diverse backgrounds and disciplines to take control of their careers by educating them about their legal rights. She recently decided to channel that passion into launching a solo practice, The Lit Esquire PLLC, aimed at doing just that.  Jessica earned her J.D. from...

The Dramatists Guild is delighted to introduce two new members of the Guild staff, our new Digital Graphic Designer Lorenzo Mohammed and our DG Copyright Management associate Becca Glantz.  Lorenzo Mohammed is thrilled to contribute to the design efforts at the Dramatists Guild, including Dramatists Guild Institute, and delighted to be associated with projects like Counting Together. Previously he has more than 5 years of designing...

The Dramatists Guild is delighted to introduce two new members of the Business Affairs department, our new associate Ginnila Pérez, and our BA consultant Yuanxiao Xu, a West Coast-based attorney, to help us respond to member queries on the Help Desk. "We look forward to their contributions to Team BA,” says Ralph Sevush, Executive Director of Business Affairs.  Ginnila Pérez, our new Business Affairs Associate, is excited to work with...

The Dramatists Guild of America announces upcoming changes to its staff and Council. Tina Fallon has decided to step aside from her role as Executive Director for Creative Affairs, inspired by the Guild’s ongoing efforts to address systemic inequalities in the field, in order to encourage the industry to embrace dynamic, innovative new leadership.  Fallon states, "Since my start at the Dramatists Guild in 2016, the focus of Creative Affairs has been equity and inclusion in our...