In the Spring 2025 edition of The Dramatist, Christine Toy Johnson tells “A Tale of 3 Commissions,” Director of Business Affairs Jessica Lit breaks down the DG Model Commission Agreement, and Sandy Rustin embarks on “A Quest for Ikigai.” 

The Winter 2024 edition of The Dramatist is an adventure through our publications archive, beginning with “So Which Comes First, the Words or the Music?” by Sheldon Harnick from the Spring 1967 Dramatists Guild Quarterly.

The Autumn 2024 edition of The Dramatist focuses on the creation and development of new musicals, including Career articles “When Should I Give Someone a Co-Writing Credit?” and “Best Practices for Authorial Billing for Musicals & Opera.”

The Summer 2024 edition of The Dramatist celebrates the 2023-2024 theatre season and world premiere productions throughout the country — and dives deep into what it means to create new plays.

The Spring 2024 edition of The Dramatist explores the topic of mentorship through conversations between Jeanine Tesori & Paula Vogel and Roger Q. Mason & Steven Dietz.

New Design! New Editor!

Welcome to the Season in Review! It can take years before a new work takes flight, which is why we’ve dedicated this seasonal edition honoring the long migration from page to stage.

The Art and Activism of The Dramatist includes a roundtable with Lynn Nottage, Erika Dickerson-Despenza, and Lisa Kron on theatre, activism, and the influence of playwright Lorraine Hansberry on their work; a roundup from Carolyn Gage, Pearl Cleage, Robert Schenkkan, and Keelay Gipson about the intersection of activism and art, and “A Secular Prayer for the Artist’s Radical Rest” from ayla xuan chi sullivan.