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

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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 stat... more

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In part 2 of Christine's conversation with Amanda Green and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, they continue to dish the dish on demystifying compensation, holding on to inspiration, and more.

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S6 Ep2: "This is the Time to Build" / Lloyd Suh
Q: What do you feel are the priorities of the professional writer today?
Lloyd believes in investing in leaders and creating community to uplift playwrights, focusing on advocacy and collaboration in the field.
S6 Ep2: "This is the Time to Build" / Lloyd Suh
Q: How have you found things in the theatrical ecosystem changing over the past five years especially?
Lloyd notes a decrease in opportunities, with some theaters shutting down, and emphasizes the importance of community and grassroots initiatives.
S6 Ep2: "This is the Time to Build" / Lloyd Suh
Q: How have the times changing every day really, affected your, especially your creative life?
Lloyd discusses how his focus has shifted from historical plays to speculative fiction, absorbing the impacts of the current climate on his writing.
S6 Ep 1: "It's Time to Talk About Money - part 1" / Amanda Green and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Q: What do you think are the biggest priorities that we need to be focusing on in terms of protecting our fellow writers right now?
Standard practices as they pertain to creative labor outside of sitting in our laptops and writing, identifying management and consultant roles, and advocating for committees that ensure writers are recognized and compensated accordingly.

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