"The Dramatists Guild Fund is there to catch you when you fall...With its financial support, the Dramatists Guild Fund helped me get through one of the toughest times of my career."
Katori Hall
2010 Olivier Award winner for The Mountaintop

"I applied to the Fund when I was in real and totally unromantic trouble...The Fund does not dole out statues and plaques; it gives people help when people need help."
Will Eno
Pulitzer Prize finalist for Thom Pain (based on nothing)

"The Fund helped me at a very crucial time—most every writer knows what I'm talking about: that knuckle-gnawing period between a commission and royalty check."
Michael John LaChuisa
(Hello, Again; Marie Christine; The Wild Party)
    • Aiding and nurturing writers for the theater
    • Funding non-profit theaters producing contemporary American works
    • Reaching out to the public with education programs to heighten awareness, appreciation, and support of theater across the country.

DGF Awards Linda Lavin and Lynn Nottage the Madge Evans-Sidney Kingsley Award

The Dramatists Guild Fund awarded this year’s Made Evans and Sidney Kingsley Award to actress Linda Lavin and playwright Lynn Nottage. The awards were presented by Dramatists Guild Fund Board Member Terrence McNally on Monday, February 25th at an intimate salon with award-winning composer Charles Strouse at the home of Board President playwright/lyricist Gretchen Cryer.

The Directory of Contemporary Musical Theatre Writers Donates to DGF

David Sisco (Founder/Curator) and Lorene Phillips (Contributing Editor) celebrated the launch of The Directory of Contemporary Musical Theatre Writers in a star-studded concert January 21 at Second Stage Theatre. The concert featured the music of 19 of the Directory's remarkable contemporary writers whose work was sung by Broadway's most acclaimed musical artists.

DGF Provides Relief for Theaters Affected by Sandy

The Dramatists Guild Fund provided more than $40,000 in emergency recovery grants to theaters affected by Superstorm Sandy. Theaters in downtown Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and New Jersey have been awarded grants to help them rebuild and move on with their seasons.