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Roe Green Visiting Voices

THE DRAMATISTS GUILD FUND INC

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Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Roe Green Visiting Voices

Overview: A national outreach program (formerly called Roe Green Traveling Masters) that brings prominent theater writers into communities across the country to lead workshops, master classes, talkbacks, and other public events.

Purpose: To amplify voices in the theater community that would otherwise not receive opportunity to share their work due to lack of funding or lack of representation in the industry. Connects playwrights with theater institutions and educational organizations nationwide.

Geographic Scope: National (United States)

Program Structure:

Pairs a dramatist (called an "Ambassador") with a host theater institution or organization

Ambassador and host collaborate to curate two or more events

Dramatists receive funding to cover travel and other expenses

Event Types:

Community Conversations

Dramatist Development Workshops

Theatre Educators Workshops

Talkbacks

Pre-Production Meetings with cast and crew

Notable Visiting Masters/Ambassadors:

Steve Yockey (Very Still & Hard to See, Blackberry Winter)

Paula Vogel

Jason Robert Brown

Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty

Philip Kan Gotanda

Annie Baker

Daniel Beaty

Lisa Kron

Andrew Lippa

Mona Mansour (We Swim, We Talk, We Go To War)

Pia Wilson

And over 30 other prominent writers

Named In Honor Of: Roe Green and the Roe Green Foundation

Contact Information:

Email: jacquie@dgf.org (Jacquelyn Jordan, Programs Manager) or info@dgf.org

Phone: (212) 391-8384

Address: 520 8th Avenue, Suite 2401, New York, NY 10018

How to Apply

How to Participate

For Host Theater Institutions/Organizations:

1. Contact DGF to express interest in hosting a visiting writer:
- Email: info@dgf.org
- Phone: (212) 391-8384
- Specify: Programs Manager Jacquelyn Jordan (jacquie@dgf.org)

2. Collaboration Process:
- DGF pairs your organization with an appropriate dramatist Ambassador
- You work together to curate events from available categories
- Plan a minimum of two events

3. Event Planning:
- Select event types from:
- Community Conversations
- Dramatist Development Workshops
- Theatre Educators Workshops
- Talkbacks
- Pre-Production Meetings
- Coordinate scheduling and logistics with the Ambassador

4. Funding:
- DGF covers dramatist's travel and other expenses
- Host institution provides venue and local logistics

Application Requirements:

Demonstrated interest in supporting writers and theater education

Ability to host visiting dramatist

Commitment to organizing collaborative programming

Community engagement capability

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