The Dramatists Guild Presents: TALKBACK, sponsored by the Dramatists Guild Foundation

Talkback is a podcast for every playwright, composer, lyricist, librettist, or theatre fan who wants to pull back the curtain to discover the highs and lows of what it means to create theatre and foster community in the complex landscape of American storytelling.

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S 7 Ep 1: The Case for Intergenerational Storytelling (or Women Writers vs Ageism in Theatre vs TV)

41 mins

Nov 9

S6 Ep7: "Why We're Not a Union"/ Ralph Sevush

42 mins

12/1/25

S6 Ep6: "Saying No" or "It's Time to Talk About Money - part 2"/Amanda Green and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

54 mins

11/24/25

S6 Ep 5: "Not Just Paying it Backwards"/David Henry Hwang

37 mins

11/17/25

S6 Ep 4: "The Work Never Disappears"/Kristoffer Diaz

52 mins

11/10/25

S6 Ep3: "I'm Not Stopping!"/ Gretchen Cryer

46 mins

11/3/25

Hosts

Christine Toy Johnson

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The Dramatists Guild Presents: TALKBACK, sponsored by the Dramatists Guild Foundation - Where Art, Community, and Inclusion Meet.

Welcome to Season 7!

Over the course of six episodes, host Christine Toy Johnson and special industry guests talk about how they're challenging the status quo and forging pathways to build the creative lives they want to live.

This podcast is supported by the Dramatists Guild Foundation, a non-profit organization that fosters playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists at all stages of their careers. DGF supports these writers with financial grants, free space to create new works, and career resources and programs. If you are a dramatist seeking support or are a lover of theater who wants to support the future of storytelling, visit dgf.org or follow at D-G-Found to learn more.