Dramatists Guild Foundation News

Antaeus Theatre Company in Glendale, Calif. has awarded the NEXT commissions to playwrights Diana Burbano and Khari Wyatt, supporting the development of new plays inspired by classic works. Learn more about the playwrights!

Composer Udi Gershuni announces a new album, 'Udi Gershuni - Vocal Works,' featuring soprano Mikaela Bennett.

Directed by Jackson Paul Walker, We Had Not Ceased Desiring is a ramble through the history of cruising and public sex, a time-old tradition in the queer community.

Playwright Roger Q. Mason receives the McKnight National Residency and Commission from Playwrights' Center, recognizing his contributions to contemporary theater. Learn more about Mason!

Westport Country Playhouse will present “In Conversation with Tony Kushner'. See how to purchase tickets.

The 2024 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre are going to five outstanding contributors to the Broadway industry - Wendall K. Harrington, Colleen Jennings-Roggernsack, Judith O. Rubin, the Dramatists Guild Foundation, and the Friedman Health Center. Check out videos of all five acceptance speeches here!

The Downtown Urban Arts Festival returns for its 22nd season from June 12-29 at Theatre Row.

Discover the 38th Powerhouse Theater Season at Vassar College. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Renowned actress Christine Toy Johnson is set to receive the prestigious 2024 Patrick Quinn Award from the Actors' Equity Foundation.

Harlem's Liberation Theatre Company has chosen four emerging playwrights for their 2024-2025 Writing Residency Program. Learn more about the program!

Experience the world premiere of Roger Q. Mason's THE DUAT, presented by the Philadelphia Theatre Company. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Dramatists Guild Foundation has announced the Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program (YIPAP) as this year's recipient of The Lucille Lortel Foundation Indigenous Theatermaker Award for their work to showcase the importance of Indigenous storytelling and help develop a space for Native performers and theater artists at all levels in their careers.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced that the honorees for the 2024 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre, as well as Special Tony Awards.

Project Y Theatre will present the World Premiere of Bygone Fruit by Banna Desta, directed by Celestine Rae, as part of the 9th Annual Women in Theatre Festival at Theatre 154.

Join the Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group for Story/Teller Arts: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins with Jocelyn Bioh.

54 Below will present The Songs of Oliver Houser on May 1, 2024 at 9:30pm, a one-night-only concert by one of musical theatre’s most compelling new voices.

Get the latest scoop on the upcoming performances at 54 Below. From Broadway veterans to rising stars, experience the magic of live entertainment this coming month.

Experience the Chicago premiere of Roger Q. Mason's LAVENDER MEN presented by About Face Theatre. Learn when and where you can see the production, and learn how to purchase tickets.

54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents The Songs of Oliver Houser on May 1, 2024 at 9:30pm, a one-night-only concert by one of musical theatre’s most compelling new voices.

Join Ohio Wesleyan University's Department of Performing Arts for the first fully staged production of “Absolute Zero,” a developing musical. Performances will run April 11-20.