The Dramatists Guild Presents: TALKBACK, sponsored by the Dramatists Guild Foundation
Broadway Podcast Network
37 episodes
2 weeks ago
The Dramatists Guild Presents: TALKBACK, sponsored by the Dramatists Guild Foundation - Where Art, Community, and Inclusion Meet.
After a 2-year hiatus, we're back! Welcome to Season 6!
Over the course of seven episodes, host Christine Toy Johnson and special industry guests explore the many ways they are navigating the current moment, reinventing their relationship to financial literacy, the state of new play development, longevity in the field, and more.
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The Dramatists Guild Presents: TALKBACK, sponsored by the Dramatists Guild Foundation - Where Art, Community, and Inclusion Meet.
After a 2-year hiatus, we're back! Welcome to Season 6!
Over the course of seven episodes, host Christine Toy Johnson and special industry guests explore the many ways they are navigating the current moment, reinventing their relationship to financial literacy, the state of new play development, longevity in the field, and more.
S6 Ep 4: "The Work Never Disappears"/Kristoffer Diaz
The Dramatists Guild Presents: TALKBACK, sponsored by the Dramatists Guild Foundation
54 minutes
2 weeks ago
S6 Ep 4: "The Work Never Disappears"/Kristoffer Diaz
In this episode, Christine sits down with another one of her fellow Guild officers, Kristoffer Diaz, to talk about what it takes for a theatre writer to make a living, some of the nitty gritty on how writers get paid on Broadway, and keeping grounded in spite of the unpredictable nature of the theatre.
Kristoffer Diaz is an associate professor at New York University, Pulitzer finalist for “the elaborate entrance of Chad deity”, Tony nominee for Hell’s Kitchen, which kicked off its first national tour in the fall of 2025, and Secretary of the DG.
The Dramatists Guild of America is the national, professional membership trade association of theatre writers including playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists, whose mission is to protect the economic, legal, and creative interests of professional writers in the American Theater. Visit www.dramatistsguild.com to learn more.
This podcast is supported by the Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF), a national charity that fuels the future of American theater by supporting the writers who create it. DGF fosters playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists at all stages of their careers through educational programs; awards, grants, and stipends; free space to create new works; and emergency aid to writers in need of immediate support. DGF is a 2024 recipient of a Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. By supporting and nurturing the creators of today, we protect the stories of tomorrow. Visit www.dgf.org or follow @DGFound to learn more about DGF's grants and programs or ways to donate.
Talkback is executive produced by Christine Toy Johnson and edited and recorded by Bruce Johnson. Our theme music is by Andrea Daly. Distributed by the Broadway Podcast Network.
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The Dramatists Guild Presents: TALKBACK, sponsored by the Dramatists Guild Foundation
The Dramatists Guild Presents: TALKBACK, sponsored by the Dramatists Guild Foundation - Where Art, Community, and Inclusion Meet.
After a 2-year hiatus, we're back! Welcome to Season 6!
Over the course of seven episodes, host Christine Toy Johnson and special industry guests explore the many ways they are navigating the current moment, reinventing their relationship to financial literacy, the state of new play development, longevity in the field, and more.
