The Dramatists Guild of America is a professional organization for playwrights, composers, and lyricists working in the U.S. theatre market. Membership as an Associate Member is open to any person having written at least one stage play. Active Members are playwrights who have had at least one play produced in a Broadway, Off-Broadway, or LORT theatre. Student membership is also available for students enrolled in a dramatic writing course.
The Dramatists Guild works to negotiate better contracts for playwrights in professional markets and offers recommendations for contracts in other markets. The Business Affairs division assists playwrights by reviewing contracts for productions and maintains a set of contracts for Guild members to use when licensing their work.
The Dramatist is a bimonthly journal produced by the Dramatists Guild, which includes articles, interviews, and other information pertinent to playwrights.
I was relieved that the Guild recognized this and changed the title, but the fact that it was given such a racist title in the first place, and that this was publicized internationally before the renaming, indicates that there is a serious lack of awareness/ inclusivity at the highest levels of the Guild.
This is the response from the Guild attorney, Ralph Sevush:
You stated that the DramatistsGuild should not be an advocacy group for one race against another and we agree.
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