LMDA continues to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of our founding and first annual convenings! This fall, we’ve curated 40 fascinating items that document the collaborations and accomplishments of inspiring theatre makers or reflect the taste and recommendations of dramaturgs working now.

Our online auction invites supporters to buy these pieces of history and markers of the impact of dramaturgy. Dramaturgs are everywhere: Advocating for playwrights. Founding organizations. Making visionary commissions. Navigating a million delicate moments in rehearsal. Committing to deepest listening with collaborators and audiences. Making work across media. Protecting our fierce belief in story. What remains from all that? Scripts. Posters. Photographs. Props. Letters. Reviews. Programs. Statuettes. You can hold some of them in your hands now, and support our operations and grants and awards in 2026, and set us up for years to come!

Shelley Orr and DJ Hopkins: Rare Journals, Draft Play, Books and Punchdrunk Mask!