Tags: Career Training

This month the attorneys will “pull back the curtain” on DIY Festivals. What exactly is a DIY Festival, you might ask?It is a festival in which the sponsoring organization acts as a “presenter” as opposed to a “producer”. Participating in a DIY Festival means dramatists must self-produce their work. With more and more of these types of contests and festivals offering submission opportunities, the Business Affairs team wanted to use this month’s Attorneys Backstage webinar to review...

The Business Affairs team is excited to present its new monthly series: Attorneys Backstage! Each month, Director of Business Affairs Jessica Lit, Esq. and Business Affairs Consultant Leesa Fenderson, Esq. will “pull back the curtain” on various aspects of the business of writing for the theatre.This month the attorneys will “pull back the curtain” on music copyright. Last month we deep dived into copyright basics, but music copyright is far from basic. In fact, it's...

For more than 11 years, the New Play Exchange has flipped the script on how new plays and musicals are shared and discovered and how theatermakers everywhere connect and collaborate with each other. With the addition of a new monologue module, actors are now joining the platform, and a variety of new features have offered a more robust and meaningful experience for everyone. At this presentation, Gwydion Suilebhan -- New Play Exchange Project Director -- will walk you through the...

The Business Affairs team is excited to present its new monthly series: Attorneys Backstage! Each month, Director of Business Affairs Jessica Lit, Esq. and Business Affairs Consultant Leesa Fenderson, Esq. will “pull back the curtain” on various aspects of the business of writing for the theatre. This month the attorneys will “pull back the curtain on” copyright fundamentals. As we embark on a new year, the attorneys want to get back to basics. Copyright basics to be specific...

Too busy celebrating and couldn’t join us for the Contract Bootcamp last month? Don’t worry, we’re hosting a second Contract Bootcamp on the Revised Model Licensing Agreement on Thursday January 15th at 3:30PM EST! This agreement is one of the most popular templates in our library and is most often used when licensing your work to amateur theatres, schools and universities. Sign-up and join DG Director of Business Affairs, Jessica Lit, Esq. for a walk-through of the agreement...

The Business Affairs team is excited to present its new monthly series: Attorneys Backstage! Each month, Director of Business Affairs Jessica Lit, Esq. and Business Affairs Consultant Leesa Fenderson, Esq. will “pull back the curtain” on various aspects of the business of writing for the theatre. This month the attorneys will “pull back the curtain” on de-collaboration and ending professional relationships. For theatre writers, the writing part can be easy when compared to...

Join DG Director of Business Affairs, Jessica Lit, Esq. for a walk-through of the newly updated DG Model Licensing Agreement. This agreement is most frequently used for productions at amateur theatres, schools, and universities; making it one of the most frequently requested contracts in our library. In this session, you will learn how to use the contract, get a detailed explanation of its terms, insight on the new provisions added and tips for negotiating with theatres and producers...

The Business Affairs team is excited to present its new monthly series: Attorneys Backstage! Each month, Director of Business Affairs Jessica Lit, Esq. and Business Affairs Consultant Leesa Fenderson, Esq. will “pull back the curtain” on various aspects of the business of writing for the theatre. This month the attorneys are joined by First Amendment guru and Executive Director of the Dramatists Guild, Ralph Sevush, Esq., as they pull back the curtain on censorship and satire in our...

The Business Affairs team is excited to present its new monthly series: Attorneys Backstage! Each month, Director of Business Affairs Jessica Lit, Esq. and Business Affairs Consultant Leesa Fenderson, Esq. will "pull back the curtain" on various aspects of the business of writing for the theatre. This month the attorneys will be pulling back the curtain on how to enforce your contracts. The Guild encourages our members to enter into contracts for any business relationship...

The Business Affairs team is excited to present its new monthly series: Attorneys Backstage. In this series, Director of Business Affairs, Jessica Lit, Esq. and Business Affairs Consultant, Leesa Fenderson, Esq. will be pulling back the curtain on all the need to know and niche to know aspects of the business of theatre writing. Each month will focus on a different topic where Leesa and Jessica will present an overview of the key points, discuss frequently asked...

The Business Affairs team is excited to present its new monthly series: Attorneys Backstage. In this series, Director of Business Affairs, Jessica Lit, Esq. and Business Affairs Consultant, Leesa Fenderson, Esq. will be pulling back the curtain on all the need to know and niche to know aspects of the business of theatre writing. Each month will focus on a different topic where Leesa and Jessica will present an overview of the key points, discuss frequently asked questions from the...

Join Director of Business Affairs, Jessica Lit, Esq. and Business Affairs Consultant, Leesa Fenderson, Esq. for an in depth look at our newly updated Model Collaboration Agreement. In this 1.5-hour session, the Guild attorneys will walk you through the new Collaboration Agreement explaining how to use it and what each provision means, give you tips for how to adjust it for your particular needs and answer any questions you may have along the way.