The Dramatist Blog

Michigan: A Quarantine Pod for Black Lives

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Anita Gonzalez

A cacophony of political voices rage in the news and on the streets as Black activists and artists fight for basic human rights.

Alexandria Davis and Shaka Brown dancing in the parking lot for a workshop of the musical Zora on My Mind by Anita Gonzalez. Photo by John R. Diehl

Nov 11, 2020

Kentucky: Introducing Our New Regional Rep

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Brian Walker

I am honored and excited to take over the Kentucky regional rep post and look forward to advocating for the playwrights of the bluegrass state for the next three years.

Nov 10, 2020

NEWS: Christine Toy Johnson Wins Festival of Short Plays

Abingdon Theatre Company in New York, NY has announced Christine Toy Johnson as the winner of its first-ever Virtual Fall Festival of Short Plays.

Christine Toy Johnson – photo by Bruce Johnson

Nov 09, 2020

Colorado: New Work at Buntport Theater

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Josh Hartwell

There is new work being done. That sentence would be a boring and frivolous opening in any of the DG articles I wrote prior to 2020.

Photo by Pieter van de Sande

Nov 09, 2020

Southern California: Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You (Unless You’re a Woman Over 40)

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Josh Irving Gershick

In my final dispatch as your Southern California Regional Rep, the topic is ageism, or, more specifically, sageism, as L.A. playwright SARAH TUFT calls it, “the intersection between sexism and ageism.”

Photo of Director Giovanna Sardelli and Sarah Tuft

Director Giovanna Sardelli (l) and Sarah Tuft (r) watch a rehearsal of Tuft’s play. Photo: Isaak Berliner

Nov 06, 2020

Atlanta: Mark Swanson and Rus McCoy

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Pamela Turner

Composer/lyricist MARK SWANSON is a native Georgian influenced greatly by a close musical family.

Mark Swanson sitting at a piano looking at sheet music

Mark Swanson at the Maxwell Performing Arts Center. Photo by Phil Jones

Nov 05, 2020

Artists & Activists in the Twin Cities

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Laurie Flanigan Hegge

George Floyd’s murder rocked the nation.

Photo of a crowd of protestors raising their fists in the air

Photo by Regina Marie Williams

Nov 04, 2020

Matthew-Lee Erlbach is Fighting for a New Arts Economy

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Josh Irving Gershick

Everywhere playwright Matthew-Lee Erlbach looked there was economic catastrophe.

Photo by Dave Thomas Brown

Nov 03, 2020

Podcast: The Dramatists Guild Presents TALKBACK - Season 2

The Dramatists Guild of America is proud to present the second season of their podcast, The Dramatists Guild Presents: TALKBACK, now available on all your favorite podcast platforms.

Oct 22, 2020

News: Courtney and Vernon Among 2020 Pew Grantees

Philadelphia Theatre Company received a grant to develop and produce The Tattooed Lady, a new musical by composer MAX VERNON and librettist Erin Courtney.

Erin Courtney and Max Vernon

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