The Dramatist Blog

Ambassador Report: South Florida

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Arianna Rose

Although the pandemic has brought a halt to live theatre, many theatres and programs in South Florida continue the wonderful work they do supporting Florida dramatists, now in virtual platforms.

2019-2021 Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs Playwright Development Program

Sep 17, 2020

Ambassador Report: Central Pennsylvania

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Cindy Dlugolecki

COVID-19 hit Playwrights Alliance of Pennsylvania (PAPA), a group of playwrights supporting and critiquing one another in central PA for over ten years, quite personally.

Sep 16, 2020

Copyright Advocacy: The WGA Script Registry Is No Substitute For Copyright Registration by Larry Zerner

The WGA Script Registry is costing writers’ money and is acting as a detriment, not an asset, to writers.

Sep 16, 2020

NEWS: Jeff Awards Announces 2020 Equity Nominees, Non-Equity Nominees & Recipients

The Jeff Awards have been presented annually since 1968 to honor achievement in Chicago theatre, with the organization adding a Non-E

Sep 15, 2020

Ambassador Report: Queens, NY

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Kathleen Warnock

Queens is New York City’s largest borough and its most diverse (some 167 languages and counting are spoken here). It’s home to many playwrights, theatres, and developmental opportunities for dramatists.

Natasha Hakata and Kelechi Ezie in the APAC production of Charly Evon-Simpson’s Jump. Photo by Michael Dekker.

Sep 15, 2020

NEWS: Greater Good Commission and Festival

Playwrights Christin Eve Cato, Julissa Contreras, Candice D’Meza, Shenny De Los Angeles, and DG Member RACHEL LYNETT have been chosen by Darrel Alejandro Holnes, the Latinx Playwrights Circle, and Pregones/PRTT as the recipients of the Greater Good Commission.

Sep 10, 2020

Op/Ed: Writing My America

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Christine Toy Johnson

As the country and our industry continue to have a national reckoning about systemic racism, we’ve been emboldened to, even charged with, speaking our truths loudly and clearly in the hopes that our voices will not only at last be heard, but respected and taken seriously.

Christine Toy Johnson – photo by Bruce Johnson

Sep 09, 2020

New York City 2019/20 Season in Review

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Winter Miller

Let’s go back to the beginning of NYC’s theater season last September, you remember that kind of September: the time of back to school, back when we had schools, and Septembers, and also time.

Tabatha Gayle, Marcia Berry, Langston Darb in The Black History Museum… According to the United States of America by ZOEY MARTINSON at HERE Arts Center. Photo by Paula Court.

Sep 04, 2020

News: Stephanie Alison Walker Awarded 2019 Primus Prize

DG member STEPHANIE ALISON WALKER has been named the recipient of the 2019 Francesca Primus Prize for her play The Madres, which received a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere in 2018.