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This week, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and DGF Traveling Master Jon Robin Baitz (Other Desert Cities, The Film Society) will be visiting Montana Repertory Theatre’s Missoula Colony to share a keynote address and a new play with local artists. Known regionally and nationally as a dynamic, professional touring company, Montana Rep’s vision of theatre is utterly holistic and inclusive. Their mission includes the wish “to celebrate the human spirit in an ever-expanding community.” The DGF Traveling Masters program brings luminaries of the modern stage to regional theatres for masterclasses on writing. To ensure the continued relevance of theatre throughout the United States, programs like Montana Rep’s Missoula Colony and the DGF Traveling Masters are important tools in strengthening and amplifying the voices of artists outside of New York City and other urban centers. The Missoula Colony, was founded in 1996 by Michael Murphy, Marsha Norman, and Montana Rep Artistic Director Greg Johnson. Convening annually at the University of Montana, where five gorgeous Rocky Mountain valleys and three stunning rivers converge, the Colony’s ongoing mission is to bring the Missoula theatre community a week of discussion, artistic exchange, and new play readings and workshops. Every summer, Missoulians and visitors alike congregate on

The strength of music will not be suppressed. Read about August Wilson’s Seven Guitars here.

Samuel French is proud to support the August Wilson Monologue Competition, which was created by Kenny Leon and True Colors Theater Company in 2007 to carry on the legacy of August Wilson through the next generation of theatre artists. In 2017, the Dallas Competition expanded to include essays written about Mr. Wilson’s work.

Jeanine Tesori and Sam Pinkleton discuss the making of Runaways.

Theatre writer Jonathan Mandell shares the revelation that is experiencing Runaways four decades after its creation.

Director and Actor Ken Webster shares the joy of Will Eno’s contributions to theatre.

This is the latest in our Meet the Fellows series, where the Dramatists Guild Foundation will introduce you to the current class of DGF Fellows. Each of these writers and writing teams have proven themselves to be leaders of the craft whose work we expect to be enjoying for years to come.

Producer Jeremy Wechsler discusses the significance of Joshua Harmon’s recent work, Significant Other. 

Lawrence Haynes interviews Max Vernon, the composer, lyricist, playwright, and performer behind Off-Broadway hits The View UpStairs and KPOP.

What happens when two songwriters are given the chance to pen songs for a Disney animated series? Check out Kooman & Dimond’s story here.

Stacey Boone and Melissa Leftwich are Theatre Arts and Art teachers at Jay M. Robinson Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Having completed performances of Rock of Ages: Middle School Edition last year, they share tips and some of their favorite moments of the show!

Contributor Nikki Przasnyski analyzes Bryna Turner’s Bull In A China Shop.

This is the latest in our Meet the Fellows series, where the Dramatists Guild Foundation will introduce you to the current class of DGF Fellows. Each of these writers and writing teams have proven themselves to be leaders of the craft whose work we expect to be enjoying for years to come.

Having recently opened a new, world-class Mountain America Performing Arts Centre in Sandy, Utah, Hale Centre Theatre has invigorated Tuck Everlasting with spectacular set designs, charming period costuming, and strong performances.

Playwright Dominique Morisseau talks about her path to writing, inspirations and influences.

An excerpt from Leslie Odom, Jr.’s new memoir, Failing Up.

This piece was chosen as one of the Education Theatre Association’s 2018 Democracyworks Essays, sponsored by Samuel French; the prompt for which asked high school students, “Why is it important for all students to have arts education opportunities?”

This piece was chosen as one of the Education Theatre Association’s 2018 Democracyworks Essays, sponsored by Samuel French; the prompt for which asked high school students, “Why is it important for all students to have arts education opportunities?”

This piece was chosen as one of the Education Theatre Association’s 2018 Democracyworks Essays, sponsored by Samuel French; the prompt for which asked high school students to answer: “Why is it important for all students to have arts education opportunities?”

This is the latest in our Meet the Fellows series, where the Dramatists Guild Foundation will introduce you to the current class of DGF Fellows. Each of these writers and writing teams have proven themselves to be leaders of the craft whose work we expect to be enjoying for years to come.

This is the latest in our Meet the Fellows series, where the Dramatists Guild Foundation will introduce you to the current class of DGF Fellows. Each of these writers and writing teams have proven themselves to be leaders of the craft whose work we expect to be enjoying for years to come.

Read about Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond’s joint road to success in the industry.

In October of 2016, the Dramatists Guild sent out a press release about a new program called Playwrights Welcome, which offered “available tickets that would otherwise go unsold to DG members on the day of the performance free of charge.” As the DG Atlanta Regional Rep, I knew that for many of our local members this was like scratching a lottery ticket and finding a pay number. But the program had a more elevated — call it an investment in the artistic future of theatre by providing writers/composers an important tool in learning their craft.

VIETGONE was an inspiring reflection of The REP’s mission, and a story for the ages.

A play’s influence on a theater’s journey to greater inclusion.

Turtle Soup is currently being staged in a workshop production and famed play publishers Samuel French—located in New York City—is in talks with Rosary O’Neill about publishing the script.

An insightful look at giving notes and feedback

Writer-Composer Frank Lazarus tells the story of bringing A Day In Hollywood / A Night In The Ukraine to Broadway.

Six months ago, Rachel Berger, Founder and Executive Director of The Artist Co-Op, and Kate Lumpkin, casting director, decided that the theatre community was finally ready to have challenging conversations about sexual harassment. This is what they did.

Learn about Playwright Lauren Yee’s writing process and experience.

Fight captain for SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, Helena Whittaker talks about her experience with the show, being a woman in a vastly male-dominated field, and why her position in theatre is so important.

“The audience should feel like they’re watching something pretty naturalistic—and it is—it really is…isn’t it?”