Dramatists Play Service
Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Is a theatrical-publishing and licensing house imprint of Broadway Licensing Global. Established in 1936 by members of the Dramatists Guild of America and the Society for Authors' Representatives, DPS publishes English-language acting editions of plays and handles the licensing for professional and nonprofessional English-language productions of these plays in the United States, Canada, and throughout the world.
Dramatists Play Service
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- Name
- Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
- Founded
- 1936
- Founder
- Dramatists Guild of America
- Headquarters
- New York City
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Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Is a theatrical-publishing and licensing house imprint of Broadway Licensing Global. Established in 1936 by members of the Dramatists Guild of America and the Society for Authors' Representatives, DPS publishes English-language acting editions of plays and handles the licensing for professional and nonprofessional English-language productions of these plays in the United States, Canada, and throughout the world.
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DPS is based in New York City, with affiliates in London, Australia, South Africa, India, Asia, and South America that serve DPS' interests in their respective regions. The DPS catalogue consists of over 3,300 titles from over 1,300 authors. Broadway Licensing Global acquired Dramatists Play Service in 2021, adding to its family of imprints which also includes Playscripts and Stageworks. On May 8, 2025, Variety announced that Broadway Licensing had been acquired by Concord and is now a part of Concord Theatricals.
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• Name — Dramatists Play Service, Inc. • Parent — Broadway Licensing • Founded — 1936 • Founder — Dramatists Guild of America and the Society for Authors' Representatives • Country — United States • Headquarters — New York City • Publications — Acting Editions • Website — https: www.concordtheatricals.com
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Established or created in 1936. Institutional cataloguing adds that dramatists Play Service is situated in United States. Institutional cataloguing adds that dramatists Play Service has its headquarters at New York City. It is also recorded that dramatists Play Service was founded by Dramatists Guild of America. Institutional cataloguing adds that dramatists Play Service is recorded as publishing house.
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- “Dramatists Play Service”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1010989-4, Dramatists Play Service (New York, NY).
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- 1.The Society of Authors' Representatives (founded in 1928) and the Independent Literary Agents Association (founded in 1977) merged in 1991 to become the Association of Authors' Representatives (AAR)
- 2.Culwell-Block, Logan. Broadway Licensing Acquires Dramatists Play Service. Playbill. 2021-03-23.
- 3.Broadway Licensing Acquires Dramatists Play Service. AMERICAN THEATRE. 2021-04-01.
- 4.Lang, Brent. Concord Buys Broadway Licensing Global (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. 8 May 2025.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1010989-4, Dramatists Play Service (New York, NY).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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