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Join our Business Affairs Staff for an enlightening discussion on Artificial Intelligence and its implications for theatrical writers. This event will explore how new innovations can influence the creative process, copyright issues, and the future of theatre writing. Theatre writers are increasingly concerned about AI's potential to scrape online scripts without permission, create AI-generated plays, and replace human dramatists. Legal and ethical...

New technology leads to new questions to consider when granting someone the right to present your work. Thursday, November 30 AST: 4:30pm EST: 3:30pm CST: 2:30pm MST: 1:30pm PST: 12:30pm AKST: 11:30am HST: 10:30am Register for November 30 Discover how to...

This month, join us for three career training webinars that will inform and empower you in your career as a dramatist. Find out how to register and manage your copyright with Deborah Murad, participate in a contract coaching seminar with Ralph Sevush, and make sure that you are aware of your rights as a dramatist. Discover more below! Do You Know Your Rights?: An Introduction to the Dramatists Bill of Rights ...

The Dramatists Guild of America is the national, professional membership trade association of theatre writers including playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists. The Guild was established for the purpose of aiding dramatists in protecting both the artistic and economic integrity of their work.  In our 2021 Year in Review, we look back upon the past year's advocacy initiatives, legislative updates, institutional partnerships, DG statements, professional development...

The Dramatists Guild has observed that opera companies in the 21st century have been trying to grow their audiences and develop their art form beyond the presentation of revivals of the established canon of works. To do so, some companies are commissioning a wider array of contemporary playwrights to write original libretti for new operas.  Due to the ongoing efforts of the Guild, when playwrights have written the books for new stage musicals, they have been given authorial...

Register Tuesday, September 14 Eastern Time: 6:30pm Central Time: 5:30pm Mountain Time: 4:30pm Pacific Time: 3:30pm with Ty Defoe, ...