DLDF

The Dramatists Legal Defense Fund. Protecting authors' rights, because words matter.

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

.@thedldf is proud to present Dramatic Changes: A Guide to Producing Live Stage Works on College Campuses in Turbulent Times

Discover how to resolve tensions between free expression & the need to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, & access.

Download:https://t.co/VEF9o18H97

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

"As organizations dedicated to artistic, intellectual, and academic freedom, @ncacensorship, @penamerica, and @thedldf are deeply troubled by the cancellation of "Indecent." We urge school officials to rescind their decision..."

Read the full statement:
https://t.co/8st9vdz9tm

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

Wondering how you can join the fight against censorship during this #BannedBooksWeek?

When you donate to the DLDF, you help to support:

A legal clinic for writers
Amicus briefs in defense of writers
Educational programs and CLEs

Learn more and donate at https://t.co/Z8JAEji8U2

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

Sarah Hogewood sings "Changing My Major" from #FunHome (by Jeanine Tesori and @KronLisa) for our #BannedBooksWeek podcast.

Download it now through 9/24 only!
https://t.co/jFAs82hFfe

@bwaypodnetwork #BannedTogether

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

Hear @Ashnahhhh & Alida Holguín Gunn perform a scene from "Fat Free Chicana and the Snow Cap Queen" by @ElaineRomero.

Our #BannedBooksWeek podcast includes excerpts from 11 shows that have been banned/censored.

https://t.co/jFAs82hFfe

@bwaypodnetwork #BannedTogether

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

"How do you measure a year in the life?"

@stonewallsings sings "Seasons of Love" from RENT by Jonathan Larson.

Our #BannedBooksWeek podcast includes excerpts from shows that have been banned/ censored.

Through 9/24 only!
https://t.co/jFAs82hFfe

@bwaypodnetwork #BannedTogether

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

.@Celiakb performs a monologue as the title character in "My Name is Rachel Corrie," edited by #AlanRickman & @KathViner.

Our #BannedBooksWeek podcast includes excerpts from 11 banned or censored shows.

https://t.co/jFAs82hFfe

@bwaypodnetwork #BannedTogether

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

What's in a moan?

@KronLisa explores this question in a monologue from #TheVaginaMonologues by V (formerly Eve Ensler) on our #BannedBooksWeek podcast, which features excerpts from shows that have been banned/censored.

https://t.co/jFAs82id4M

@bwaypodnetwork #BannedTogether

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

Listen to @RaulEEsparza perform a monologue from "The Laramie Project" by @moises_kaufman!

Our #BannedBooksWeek podcast includes excerpts from 11 shows that have been banned or censored.

Download it now through 9/24 only!
https://t.co/jFAs82hFfe

@bwaypodnetwork #BannedTogether

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

Gina Daniels performs a surprisingly timely monologue from "Trouble in Mind" (1955) by Alice Childress on our #BannedBooksWeek podcast!

The podcast includes excerpts from 11 shows that have been banned or censored.

https://t.co/jFAs82id4M

@bwaypodnetwork #BannedTogether

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

Al Espinosa and @carozeller perform a scene from "Anna in the Tropics" by Nilo Cruz. This play was just banned by a school district in FL.

Our #BannedBooksWeek podcast features excerpts from 11 banned or censored shows.

https://t.co/jFAs82hFfe

@bwaypodnetwork #BannedTogether

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

Hear @ChandelierBeret and Peter Friedman perform a scene, as Lemml and Asch respectively, from "Indecent" by @VogelPaula!

Our #BannedTogether podcast includes excerpts from 11 shows that have been banned or censored.

Download it now:
https://t.co/jFAs82id4M

@bwaypodnetwork

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

Don't miss the chance to hear @BryanCranston and @realrichardkind perform a scene from "Angels in America" by Tony Kushner!

Our #BannedTogether podcast includes excerpts from 11 shows that have been banned or censored.

Download it now:
https://t.co/jFAs82id4M

@bwaypodnetwork

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

Listen to @frank_pagua perform the opening from "An Octoroon" by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins!

Our #BannedBooksWeek podcast includes songs, scenes, and monologues from 11 shows that have been banned or censored.

https://t.co/jFAs82hFfe

@bwaypodnetwork #BannedTogether

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

https://t.co/jFAs82hFfe

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

The Miami-Dade School Board in Florida rejected an invitation to free performances of Nilo Cruz's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Anna in the Tropics," suddenly deciding that the content is “inappropriate” for their students.

Read more via @MiamiHerald:
https://t.co/iBWEA5WCNF

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

This week is #BannedBooksWeek. Now available to download, our #BannedTogether podcast includes songs, scenes, and monologues from 11 shows that have been banned or censored including "Trouble in Mind," "Fun Home," & "The Laramie Project"

https://t.co/jFAs82id4M

@bwaypodnetwork

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

Congratulations to #AliceChildress, who posthumously received this year's @TheDLDF Defender Award!

This award is presented by the DLDF in recognition of an individual’s efforts in support of free expression in the dramatic arts.

https://t.co/DvaHgEmORi
#CelebrateWriters

[Dramatists Guild @dramatistsguild]

Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill "forbids one-sided 'instruction.'… Are students forbidden from producing a theatrical version of 'Stamped,' an anti-racist book that is frequently-challenged?”

Read the @ncacensorship's full statement: https://t.co/dSHIgCvObU
@thedldf

[Dramatists Guild @dramatistsguild]

We share the outrage of our member, @MrJoeIconis, regarding the Turlock High School administration’s abrupt cancellation of his show, 'Be More Chill.'

Buckling to pressure by cancelling a show does not stave off controversy; it exacerbates it.

https://t.co/7QtA4F4nZB
@thedldf

[DLDF @TheDLDF]

A statement from the DLDF regarding the cancelation of the EMMETT TILL opera at John Jay college: