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Speaking of the Dramatist Guild National Conference… Gary Garrison is talking playwrights on Lehrer. Here’s the link to the article at PBS.

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Conferences/Events/Movements:

• America Here and Now
• Dramatists Guild Streaming
• Theatre Communications Group Streaming

Organizations:

• Dramatists Guild of America
• Playwrights Local
• Theatre Communications Group
• Theater for Young Audiences
• WordBRIDGE Playwrights Lab

Resources:

• Backstage Pass to Theater
• Drama and Theater Resource Guide
• Playwright’s Center
• Theatre in Cleveland

Theater Programs:

• Northeast Ohio Masters of Fine Arts (NEOMFA)
• NEOMFA Playwrights
• Ohio University
• Carnegie Mellon

Theaters:

• Arena Stage
• Bricolage
• Cleveland Play House
• Cleveland Public Theatre
• Convergence-continuum
• Dobama
• Flea Theater
• Illiterite Theatre
• New Dramatists
• None Too Fragile
• Playwrights Local
• Theatre Daedalus
• Theater Ninjas
• Theater of the First Amendment

Individual Dramatists Guild Keynotes, etc

• Gary Garrison welcome. Conversation with playwright Chris Durang.
• Artistic Director of Arena Stage, Molly Smith, gives her keynote speech.
• Artistic Director of New Dramatists, Todd London, gives his keynote speech.
• Question and answer session with Todd London.
• Mame Hunt on how to survive an audience talkback.
• Conversation with Artistic Director of McCarter Theatre, Emily Mann.
• Conversation with Stephen Schwartz, President of the Dramatists Guild.
• Stephen Schwartz speaks about crafting musical theatre.
• Playwright Julia Jordan gives her keynote speech.
• Conversation with playwright David Ives on crafting comedy.
• Conversation on internet piracy of sheet music.
• “A National Conversation” – a question and answer session with a panel including esteemed playwrights, librettists, lyricists, composers, artistic directors, executive directors, etc.