THE DRAMATISTS GUILD OF AMERICA WAS ESTABLISHED OVER EIGHTY YEARS AGO, AND IS THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION WHICH ADVANCES THE INTERESTS OF PLAYWRIGHTS, COMPOSERS, LYRICISTS AND LIBRETTISTS WRITING FOR THE LIVING STAGE. THE GUILD HAS OVER 7,000 MEMBERS NATIONWIDE, FROM BEGINNING WRITERS TO THE MOST PROMINENT AUTHORS REPRESENTED ON BROADWAY, OFF-BROADWAY AND IN REGIONAL THEATERS.THE DRAMATISTS GUILD OF AMERICA WAS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF AIDING DRAMATISTS IN PROTECTING BOTH THE ARTISTIC AND ECONOMIC INTEGRITY OF THEIR WORK. THE GUILD BELIEVES THAT A VIBRANT, VITAL AND PROVOCATIVE THEATER IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE ONGOING CULTURAL DEBATE WHICH INFORMS THE CITIZENS OF A FREE SOCIETY. THE GUILD BELIEVES THAT IF SUCH A THEATER IS TO SURVIVE, THE UNIQUE, IDIOSYNCRATIC VOICES OF BOTH MEN AND WOMEN WHO WRITE FOR IT MUST BE CULTIVATED AND PROTECTED.