Editor's Notes on The Call & Response Issue

Joey Stocks

Sep 01, 2020

Artwork by Erin K. Robinson

Friday, March 13, 2020, it was announced the Guild staff would be working from home until the state of emergency was lifted. At the time, we expected it might last two weeks. By the following Monday morning, that expectation had changed to a month. Broadway closed and productions across the country were canceled. Eager to respond quickly to the situation, I emailed our Publications Committee suggesting we do daily editions of The Dramatist LIVE (originally conceived as an in-person event only) online until the stay-at-home order had been lifted.

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Joey Stocks

was born into an Arkansas newspaper family. He strayed into theatre as a performer where he’s been working in various capacities ever since. To date, his longest running role was serving as Editor of The Dramatist from August 2011 through September 2023. Currently, he is the Creative Director of Summoners Ensemble Theatre. He says he’s writing a solo show but, honestly, he’s been talking about it for 30 years. He holds a master’s degree in procrastination.

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