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New DG Publication: Can I Do That - A Helpful Guide to Performing Plays and Musicals in a Classroom or an Educational Environment

Calling all theatre educators! We're thrilled to announce the launch of our new  DG publication: Can I Do That - A Helpful Guide to Performing Plays and Musicals in a Classroom or an Educational Environment! Playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists recognize the importance of your work as an educator; we want to support you as you inform, guide, and cultivate the next generation of theatremakers. That's why we've created this new guide, specifically designed to...
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Dramatic Changes: A DLDF Toolkit for Producing Shows on Contemporary College Campuses

The Dramatists Legal Defense Fund (DLDF) is pleased to introduce their new toolkit, Dramatic Changes: A Guide to Producing Live Stage Works on College Campuses in the 21st Century! What does the notion of a safe space mean and whom does it serve? How can you resolve potential conflicts between safe spaces and creative/academic freedom? This toolkit explores how students and educators can work to resolve tensions between the importance of free expression and...
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New Play Exchange: Dramatists Guild Members Receive 30% Discount

Discounted Membership to the New Play Exchange (For Members & Student Members Only) We’re excited to be able to share some news: through a partnership with the National New Play Network, we are now able to offer members a 30% discount on Writer subscriptions to the New Play Exchange (NPX). With 14,000+ plays (and counting) by more than 3,800 writers, the NPX has become the world’s largest database of scripts by living writers and the...