The Dramatist

New York - Upstate by Donna Hoke

by Donna Hoke

Kyle Bass on set of Possessing Harriet Syracuse Stage by Brenna Merrit

Nov 20, 2019

Associate Artistic Director at Syracuse Stage Kyle Bass recently accepted a job as Assistant Professor of Theater at Colgate University,

New England - West by Emma Palzere-Rae

by Emma Palzere-Rae

Around the Table

Nov 20, 2019

On June 23, close to 30 playwrights from across the state of Connecticut and from parts of Massachusetts gathered for a Meet ‘n’ Greet at The Way of the Labyrinth during its annual playwright retreat.

Michigan by Anita Gonzalez

by Anita Gonzalez

Neither There, Nor Here, photo by Dustin Drankoski

Nov 20, 2019

For this issue, I consider how the DG devising contracts can work in regional context through an interview with Jake Hooker, Co-Director of A Host of People, Detroit-based devising ensemble.

Kentucky by Liz Bussey Fentress

by Liz Fentress

Nov 15, 2019

Since opening Louisville’s Bard Theatre in July, 2010, Doug Schutte, a DG member playwright, has produced or co-produced 32 full-length

Colorado by Josh Hartwell

by Josh Hartwell

K. Woodzick, Non-Binary Monologues Project, photo by Seraphim Dibble of Panfocal Photography

Nov 14, 2019

One of the aspects I love about being a playwright is that my research is always an education for me. I am always learning.

California - South by Josh Gershick

by Josh Gershick

Katherine Murphy

Nov 13, 2019

Before a word can be written, a writer must sit. But I’m a writer who finds sitting hard. When I sit, wonderful things happen – eventually. But it’s getting to the gate. When I was a staff writer for someone else, I was at the screen at 6 a.m., logging on, ready to work. The key was accountability: Someone else was waiting. It’s embarrassing to admit, but true: I readily will do for someone else what I struggle to do for myself.