Dramatists Guild committees are special task forces, formed by Council approval, with the goal of investigating and addressing a particular issue affecting our industry.
ARCHIVE
Oversees the Archival material of the Dramatists Guild
Doug Wright, Chair
Kia Corthron, Joe DiPietro, Christine Toy Johnson, Stephen Kaplan, Stephanie Liss
AWARDS
Lloyd Suh, co-chair
Joshua Harmon, co-chair
Isaac Gomez, Aleshea Harris, Amy Herzog, Donna Hoke, Jireh Holder, Samuel Hunter, Martyna Majok, Sarah Ruhl, Shaina Taub
COPYRIGHT ADVOCACY
Formerly the Censorship committee, advocates on behalf of authors and their copyright.
Georgia Stitt, Chair
Cheryl Davis, Mindi Dickstein, David Faux, Sean Flahaven, Karen Hartman, Donna Hoke, Kait Kerrigan, Stephanie Liss, Brian Lowdermilk, Peter Parnell, Douglas Post, Ralph Sevush, Tari Stratton
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION
Promotes the core belief that the theatre should be a diverse and inclusive place.
Christine Toy Johnson, Chair
Kia Corthron, Lydia Diamond, Tina Fallon, Amanda Green, Anita Hollander, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Lisa Kron, Victor Lesniewski, Michael Lew, Todd London, Shellen Lubin, Mona Mansour, Saviana Stanescu, Tari Stratton, Lloyd Suh, Amy VonMacek, Teresa Coleman Wash, Emmanuel Wilson, Charlayne Woodard
THE DRAMATIST
Oversees the content of The Dramatist magazine.
Amanda Green, Chair
Lynn Ahrens, Gretchen Cryer, Idris Goodwin, Adam Gwon, Larry Dean Harris, Chisa Hutchinson, Christine Toy Johnson, Min Kahng, David Kirshenbaum, Michael Korie, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Bekka Lindstrom, Michele Lowe, Lynn Nottage, Sarah Rebell, Tari Stratton, Caridad Svich, Amy VonMacek, Rhiana Yazzie
EDUCATION
Addresses theatre courses and copyright issues in higher education.
David Lindsay-Abaire, co-chair
Marsha Norman, co-chair
Cheryl Coons, Kia Corthron, Kristoffer Diaz, Jonathan Dorf, Rebecca Gilman, Daniel Goldfarb, Anita Gonzalez, Donna Hoke, Stephen Kaplan, Todd London, Lynn Nottage, Douglas Post, Tari Stratton, Jeffrey Sweet, Sheri Wilner, Charlayne Woodard
EVENTS
Oversees the planning and execution of large-scale DG events.
Charlene Donaghy, Josh Gershick, Robert Schenkkan, Jeffrey Sweet, Sara Wordsworth
FESTIVAL/SUBMISSIONS
Created the ‘Festival Guidelines’.
Julius Galacki, David Guaspari, Donna Hoke, Michael R. Jackson, Stephen Kaplan, Rich Orloff, Eric Sanders, Jordan Stovall, Lloyd Suh, Kathleen Warnock
MEMBER RECRUITMENT
Engages in membership recruitment.
John Michael Lyles, co-chair
Shaina Taub, co-chair
Trudy Appling, Ioana Preda Buburuzan, Brian Lowdermilk, Kelley Phung, Dr. Laura Shamas, Rona Siddiqui, Joey Stocks, Amy VonMacek, Emmanuel Wilson
MUSIC
Investigates standards within orchestration agreements and cast albums.
Sean Flahaven, Chair
Jason Robert Brown, Carmel Dean, Lily Dwoskin, Stephen Flaherty, Adam Gwon, Tom Kitt, Michael Korie, Andrew Lippa, Stephen Schwartz, Ralph Sevush, Georgia Stitt, Shaina Taub, Amy VonMacek
NEW MEDIA
Investigates standards within new media agreements.
Kristoffer Diaz, Chair
Jenna Chrisphonte, Tina Fallon, David Faux, Amanda Green, Laurie Flanigan-Hegge, Deb Laufer, Andrew Lippa, Deborah Murad, Nikkole Salter, Ralph Sevush, Sarah Storm, Jeffrey Sweet, Pamela Turner, Amy VonMacek, Emmanuel Wilson
OPERA
Reviews and researches current standards for librettists and composers of opera for an eventual ‘best practice’ document.
Mark Campbell, co-chair
Michael Korie, co-chair
Deborah Brevoort, Sara Cooper, David Cote, Stephanie Fleischmann, Jake Hegge, David Henry Hwang, David Johnston, Stephen Karam, Jun Hyuk Kim, Tony Kushner, Craig Lucas, Deborah Murad, Lynn Nottage, Donna Di Novelli, Rachel Peters, Sarah Rebell, Emily Roller, Kelley Rourke, Stephen Schwartz, Ralph Sevush, John Patrick Shanley, David Simpatico, Joan Ross Sorkin
POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT
A group committed to taking action in the current political climate for dramatists.
Nikkole Salter, Co-Chair
Gwydion Suilebhan, Co-Chair
Jenna Chrisphonte, Tina Fallon, Michael R. Jackson, Lisa Kron, Emily Mann, Tere Martinez, Douglas Post, Ralph Sevush, Gwydion Suilebhan, Zack Turner, Teresa Coleman Wash, Charlayne Woodard, Rhiana Yazzie
PUBLISHING
Investigates standards within publishing agreements.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Co-Chair
Haleh Roshan, Co-Chair
Jenna Chrisphonte, Abe Koogler, Emily Mann, Ralph Sevush, Jeffrey Sweet, Pamela Turner
REGIONAL AFFAIRS
Strategizes new opportunities for engagement with membership across the country, develops new ways to personalize and localize the experience of Dramatists Guild membership, communicates regional developments with Council, and oversees the infrastructure of regional programs.
Pamela Turner, Chair
Thelma de Castro, Cheryl Coons, Kate Danley, Anita Gonzalez, Larry Dean Harris, Donna Hoke, Stephen Kaplan, Elaine Romero, Clyde Santana, Jordan Stovall, Emmanuel Wilson
STEERING
Oversees the agenda for Council meetings.
Doug Wright, Chair
Daniel Goldfarb, Amanda Green, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Julia Jordan, Lisa Kron, Andrew Lippa, Marsha Norman, Lynn Nottage, Robert Schenkkan, Stephen Schwartz, John Weidman