Making The Opportunity: Theatre As A Place of Belonging

In my five years as a Thespian, I’ve met exactly one other person at competition who looked like me, another hijabi at State competition who I chased through the convention center to tell her I loved her scarf. Over many auditions…

Playwriting Power: Highlighting Student Voice

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
-Coco Chanel

One of the most powerful ways to highlight student voice is to have your students write plays.

The Classical Fungus of LES BLANCS: In conversation with Drew Lichtenberg, Dramaturg on National Theatre’s production of LES BLANCS

“The original title of this play was Fungus!”

On His 100th birthday, The Magic That Was Roald Dahl

“Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.”

The much loved children’s author, Roald Dahl, would have been 100 on September 13. His stories were an amalgamation of well-rounded characters and…

Writing Roles for Women

As a playwright, I write in response to big questions I have about the world. I write in order to understand human intentions and to make sense of what’s happening to and around me. I write about people on the fringes of society, who are trying to negotiate their space in the world. I…

The Power of Participation, The Courage to Stand Up

There is a special kind of stress right before a cast list goes up that every thespian can relate to. This mix of biting excitement and desperation for dreams to come true drives up our heart rates and makes our legs shake in anticipation…

The Great Theatrical Melting Pot

In the late nineteenth century, Broadway experienced its first ever production starring African-American performers. In July of 1898, Clorindy: The Origin of the Cakewalk opened on the rooftop of the Casino Theatre. The show had a successful run and proved to be…

The Dramatists Guild Fund Names 2016–2017 DG Fellows

The Dramatists Guild Fund and Program Chairs Michael Korie, Laurence O’Keefe, and Diana Son are proud to announce the 2016–2017 class of DG Fellows James Christy, Khiyon Hursey, Patricia Ione Lloyd, Michael R. Jackson, C.A. Johnson, David…