'Dear Mr. President and Madame Vice President, I believe that investment in the arts, especially the art of theatre, fosters the very qualities of collaboration, empathy, and community-mindedness that can precipitate systemic shifts in our country.' #ArtsWorkersUnite

'Dear Mr. President and Madame Vice President, I believe that investment in the arts, especially the art of theatre, fosters the very qualities of collaboration, empathy, and community-mindedness that can precipitate systemic shifts in our country.' @BeAnArtsHero Dramatists Guild

You’re invited! Write in the Dark is a virtual benefit in support of theater writers. (Ft. Lin-Manuel Miranda @lippaofficial @ShoshanaBean papa fish Michael R. Jackson
Heidi Schreck proud WGA member & more!)
Broadcast live at DGF.org Free event.Donations accepted: buff.ly/3mp9Om1

.Northwestern is known for its Gothic Revival architecture, but we’ll be in the brand new Wirtz Center for our DGI intensive.
Today at 3pm, Masi Asare will lead a session on “Making the Contemporary Musical' in Wirtz Blackbox #201.

“Ours is a grand tradition and a flawed tradition. Do we want to reproduce those conventions [of racism, misogyny, heteronormativity] or do we want to try new things?”
- Northwestern professor Masi Asare on Making the Contemporary Musical at the DGI Musical Theatre Intensive.

“I wanted three things in my life. I wanted to win a The Pulitzer Prizes. I wanted to hear a song of mine on the radio. I wanted to write a musical...What good are modest goals? You have to go for it.”
-Marsha Norman at the DGI Musical Theatre Intensive Northwestern

Bubbah Gumbo Cheryl Coons Deborah Northwestern DG Institute “The DGCM is a new organization founded to manage copyrights that are left to the guild. You need to start thinking about estate planning. Don’t forget about your plays. They’re your children too.” - Deborah
Find out more: thedgcm.org

Bubbah Gumbo Cheryl Coons Deborah Northwestern DG Institute “Part of the idea of The Count was to show the field to itself...It was both a mirror and an advocacy tool.” - Todd London
Learn more about The Count: dramatistsguild.com/advocacy/the-c…

Bubbah Gumbo Cheryl Coons Deborah Northwestern DG Institute “What we bring to the world is transformative. [As writers and devisors] we can actually lead change.” -Cheryl Coons

Tonight, Bubbah Gumbo, Cheryl Coons, Deborah, and #ToddLondon lead a Town Hall for DG members, Musical Theatre Intensive attendees, and Northwestern students. #mtintense

Devised Theatre free event: eventbrite.com/e/chicago-devi…

We're partnering with Underscore Theatre to showcase musicals from this class in the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival!

Join us at Chicago Dramatists for this class, and have a chance for your musical to be showcased in the Chicago Music Theatre Festival!

I know, I know. Just let me get these out of my system... frannie asf @bettemidler Hello, Dolly! on Tour

Who knew America's first couturier was born and raised in Chicago? #makingmainbocher ChicagoHistoryMuseum

Taking a #socialmedia class with Susy Schultz Public Narrative

Taking a #socialmedia class with Susy Schultz Public Narrative