InfoGuides: Resources for Dramaturgy: Find Professional Resources

National and International Professional Associations and Organizations

National and international organizations for networking, advocating, and training. You will always be able to learn more, which is often best done through listening to others - take some time to learn about organizations outside your comfort zone, and you'll be surprised by the connections you can make.

American Society for Theatre Research
This organization serves to promote and recognize work within theatre & performance scholarship.
American Theater Wing
American Theatre Wing invests in brave work, supports creative growth, and celebrates excellence to bring inclusive stories to our national culture through theatre. Founded in 1917 on the eve of America’s entry into World War I by seven suffragists, American Theatre Wing has spent a century using theatre to advance human experience, empathy and cultural growth like never before.
Association for Theatre in Higher Education
This association provides a way to stay connected to others in theatre academia, and includes access to a "job bank" to help with developing professional opportunities.
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas
LMDA is a professional organization seeking to link those in the pursuit of a career in theatrical academia. They put on yearly conferences, host job listings, and have members on an international scale.
Theater Communications Group (TCG)
Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, leads for a just and thriving theatre ecology. TCG offers networking and knowledge-building opportunities through research, communications, and events, including the annual TCG National Conference, one of the largest nationwide gatherings of theatre people; awards grants and scholarships to theatre companies and individual artists; advocates on the federal level; and through the Global Theater Initiative, TCG believes its vision of “a better world for theatre, and a better world because of theatre” can be achieved through individual and collective action, adaptive and responsive leadership, and equitable representation in all areas of practice.