The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will host a special program on devised theatre presented by the Dramatists Guild of America, the membership association of playwrights, librettists, composers, and lyricists writing for the stage in the United States. The event takes place Friday, November 22, from noon to 2 PM in the Classic Theater of the Getz Theater Center of Columbia College, located at 72 E. 11th, in Chicago’s South Loop. It is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is necessary. For more information and to register, click here.

At the event, officers of the Dramatists Guild will address questions that have been at the center of a conversation for several years in response to the growing creative excitement around devised theatre and the potential challenges for defining the various collaborator roles from a contractual point of view. Deborah Murad, the Guild’s director of business affairs, and Todd London, the Guild’s director of theatre relations, will discuss best business practices for collaborations in devised theatre, as stated in the Guild’s new Devised Theatre Resource Manual. The event is organized by Cheryl Coons, the Dramatists Guild’s Chicago Regional Representative. Knowing that the Columbia College Theatre Department offers a graduate-level MA/MFA program in devised theatre, Coons approached the Theatre Department about partnering with the Dramatists Guild on the event.