Private company

Dramatists Play Service

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American publisher of plays

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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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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.2

The story

Founded by Dramatists Guild of America in 1936.1

Timeline

  1. 1936Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$691.0K 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $691.0K in all. PPP loans $691.0K.$0$200K$400K$600K2020 · PPP loans: $414.4K20202021 · PPP loans: $276.6K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$276.6K$276.6K
2020$414.4K$414.4K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. May 1, 2020$414.4K PPP loan (first draw) from JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association4To DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE, INC., New York NY; $418.5K forgiven Apr 29, 2021
  2. May 29, 2021$276.6K PPP loan (second draw) from Trenton Business Assistance Corporation4To DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE INC., New York NY; $279.2K forgiven Jun 7, 2022

Sources

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