Roe Green Visiting Voices

DGF’s Roe Green Visiting Voices program makes it possible for writers nationwide to learn from luminaries of the modern stage.

The Dramatists Guild Foundation invites dramatists, theater institutions and organizations to take part in our Roe Green Visiting Voices program (Formerly ‘Roe Green Traveling Masters’), which has successfully worked with and connected dramatists, theater institutions and organizations across the nation.
This program has been developed to amplify voices in the theater community that would otherwise not receive the opportunity to share their work, either due to lack of funding or lack of representation in the industry. Those voices are then paired with a theater institution or organization who has a strong interest in educating others in their community.

The host theater institution/organization will be paired with a dramatist (called an Ambassador). The Ambassador and host theater institution/organization will work together to curate two or more events that would fall under one or more of the following categories: Community Conversation, Dramatist Development Workshop, Theatre Educators Workshop, Talkback, or Pre-Production Meeting with cast and crew of their production. Dramatists will receive funding to cover travel and other expenses.

For more information, please email Jacquelyn Jordan, Programs Manager, at jacquie@dgf.org

This program is named in thanks to the generosity of Roe Green and the Roe Green Foundation.

“It’s really incredible to be so close to somebody that you admire, to hear them speaking about their work, their struggles, and really just where I want to be, as soon as possible. I’ve had no opportunities like this. This is really incredible.”

William Raveau,

Roe Green Visiting Voices Attendee, Northern Michigan University

Contact Us

If you would like DGF to bring a writer to your community,
please email info@dgf.org or call the office at 212-391-8384.

"I think if we are going to make theater continue to be relevant, we have to explore the ways in which we give back, and we get to know, and we spend time in, all sorts of different pockets of the country...It was an honor and a pleasure to get to work in that capacity."

Mona Mansour,

Playwright and Roe Green Visiting Voices teacher, We Swim, We Talk, We Go To War, The Vagrant Trilogy

“The workshop had me appreciating the time, effort and thought that goes into writing characters for the theater...Pia [Wilson's] ideas and suggestions on how to develop a 3D character were inspiring as well as informative and thought provoking. I look forward to taking her suggestions and incorporating them into my revisions, as well as my next pieces.”

Ali Skylar,

Roe Green Visiting Voices Attendee, Drew University