COVID-19 Emergency Grants

Dramatists Guild Foundation

U.S. Citizens and residents
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Dramatists Guild Foundation is providing emergency financial assistance to individual playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists in dire need of funds due to severe hardship or unexpected illness as a result of COVID-19.

Benefits

  • Emergency financial assistance for individual playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists
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Eligibility

Potential applicants must meet at least one of the following requirements:

  • I am a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, the Playwrights' Center, New Dramatists, the Lark, or the BMI Musical Theater Workshop
  •  I have attended an MFA program in playwriting or musical theater writing
  •  I have received monetary compensation for my writing a play or musical for the American theater
  •  My play or musical has been presented for an audience of ticket-buyers

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Application

Application

  • Applications will be processed based on severity of need
  • Applicants can either fill out a paper or electronic application. Click here to download a paper application. Do not send paper applications to the DGF office, as their staff is working remotely. Please email paper applications and supplemental materials to applications@dgf.org, or mail paper applications to (Claire Hackett Dramatists Guild Foundation 417 Myrtle Ave Suite 34 Brooklyn, NY 11205). Please note that paper applications will be delayed in processing.

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Requirements

  • Detailed information about your financial state including bank statements and additional documents that demonstrate your need for assistance  
  • Theater-writing resume 
  • Amount of financial assistance you are requesting
  • Detailed breakdown of expenses that this potential funding will help support
  • At least one document verifying your status/request (This may include medical bills, termination notices, contracts, utility bills, rent receipts, or anything similar)

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