Our Mission
Dramatists Play Service, Inc. (DPS) was created in 1936 to foster national opportunities for playwrights by publishing affordable editions
of their plays and handling the performance rights to these works.
Dramatists Play Service has since grown steadily to become one of the premier play-licensing and theatrical publishing agencies in the world. Offering an extensive list of titles
that includes many of the most significant plays of the past century, DPS preserves the rich history of drama.
Acquired by Broadway Licensing in March of 2021, Dramatists Play Service works with thousands of theaters to ensure the future vitality of the theater. It is committed to providing
a home for established writers and to nurturing new playwrights of exceptional promise.