The Dramatists Guild Presents: TALKBACK, sponsored by the Dramatists Guild Foundation

Talkback is a podcast for every playwright, composer, lyricist, librettist, or theatre fan who wants to pull back the curtain to discover the highs and lows of what it means to create theatre and foster community in the complex landscape of American storytelling.

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S6 Ep7: "Why We're Not a Union"/ Ralph Sevush

42 mins

Dec 1

S6 Ep6: "Saying No" or "It's Time to Talk About Money - part 2"/Amanda Green and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

54 mins

Nov 24

S6 Ep 5: "Not Just Paying it Backwards"/David Henry Hwang

37 mins

Nov 17

S6 Ep 4: "The Work Never Disappears"/Kristoffer Diaz

52 mins

Nov 10

S6 Ep3: "I'm Not Stopping!"/ Gretchen Cryer

46 mins

Nov 3

S6 Ep2: "This is the Time to Build" / Lloyd Suh

32 mins

Oct 27

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Christine Toy Johnson

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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.