Application Criteria

DG©M generally accepts plays, librettos, lyrics, musical compositions and/or songs that are either:

  1. Professionally produced in any one of the following ways:
    o   On Broadway;
    o   Off-Broadway;
    o   In London’s “West End”;
    o   On the main stage of a LORT theater;
    o   In an Equity tour; OR

  2. Published by an established third-party publisher (listed in the Guild Resource Directory) that licenses stock & amateur productions; OR

  3. Recorded and distributed through standard channels of commercial distribution by a third-party record company or producer (for musical works only); OR

  4. Works that do not qualify under the above criteria but that have a proven track record of success in the STOCK or amateur markets or that are authored by thought leaders of our community. Subject to Board approval.

DG©M may agree to accept any dramatic property that is authored by an individual that has authored at least one work that meets the above criteria.

Once accepted into our program, you are welcome to onboard as many properties as you like (regardless of whether or not they qualify individually).

At this time, DG©M is only accepting plays, librettos, lyrics, musical compositions and/or songs. Other materials, like screenplays and articles, may be accepted on a case by case basis.

IF your work does not qualify under the above criteria, you can still able to make a gift! Call our office to learn more about the Dramatists Guild Library.**

**The DG Library is an online repository for works that are not enrolled in or managed by DG©M but that are nonetheless gifted to and accepted by the Dramatists Guild. It is an avenue through which your work may be preserved for all time and licensed by DG©M at the sole discretion of the Dramatists Guild.