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The Dramatist is the official journal of the Dramatists Guild of America, the professional organization of playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists.

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Vol. 25 No. 5

May/June 2023

The Art and Activism Issue

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8 Questions About Adaptations

Business

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Industry News

Sun Valley Playwright’s Residency Fall 2023 Programming to include Martyna Majok and Rajiv Joseph
Industry News

Viola Ford Fletcher Foundation Announces Development of Black Wall Street the Musical, Commissions JP Haynes
Industry News

Tarell Alvin McCraney Named Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director

Business

Lessons in Estate Planning: Jim Morrison

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Deborah Murad, Esq.

Free Articles

A Serious Act: Are You a Professional Dramatist or Not?

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Emmanuel Wilson

Concord: Lets make theatre happen.

Recent Articles

DG Network

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The Legacy Playwrights Initiative: Honoring Those Still Among Us

The Dramatists Guild Legal Defense Fund Announces Sharai Bohannon As Recipient of 2021 Defender Award

DGCM: Who Do I Leave My Intellectual Property To?

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DLDF: Dear Friends of Free Expression

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DGCM: The Author is at the Center of Everything

Craft

May/June 2023

On Art and Activism
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- Christine Toy Johnson,
- Ifa Bayeza,
- Mashuq Mushtaq Deen,
- and Catherine Filloux
May/June 2023

The Playwright as Activist: Lorraine Hansberry’s Legacy
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- Lynn Nottage,
- Erika Dickerson-Despenza,
- and Lisa Kron
May/June 2023

TOSOS Continues to Break Through the Silence
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- Tari Stratton

Business

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March/April 2023

8 Questions About Adaptations

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March/April 2023

Adventures (Mostly Excellent) in the Land of Copyright Registration

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Douglas Post

How are writers paid?

November/December 2022

Calling All Theatre Writers: Join the DG Compensation Study

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January/February 2023

Lessons in Estate Planning: Jim Morrison

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Deborah Murad, Esq.

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January/February 2023

DG Glossary: Copyright Infringement

National Reports

Videos

Ten Questions

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Karen Zacarías: Ten Questions

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Karen Zacarias

Why I Joined The Guild

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Vickie Ramirez: Why I Joined the Guild

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Vickie M Ramirez

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Chisa Hutchinson: Why I Joined the Guild

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Chisa Hutchinson

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Lynn Nottage: Why I Joined the Guild

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Lynn Nottage

Op/Ed

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Bad Words and Good Theatre

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Joseph Bardin

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Miracle of Miracles

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Michele Lowe

Silence is a Sound by Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko, performed by Ianne Fields Stewart and James A. Pierce III

From the Desk of Jordan Stovall: Jubilee for a New Vision

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Jordan K. Stovall