How much does a playwright make?

How much does a playwright make?

Theatre Development Fund's Outrageous Fortune, a 2009 book and study authored by then New Dramatists artistic director Todd London (with Ben Pesner and Zannie Giraud Voss), disclosed that playwrights on average earned $25,000 to $39,000 annually, and 62 percent earned under $40,000.

What is a playwright in Theatre?

playwright. A playwright is someone who writes plays. Playwrights are also known as dramatists. Just as a poet writes poems, a playwright writes plays. If the spelling of playwright looks odd, that's because wright is a word for a craftsperson or someone who builds things (like a shipwright builds ships).

How does a playwright earn a living?

The playwright's living is made through royalties, if you're asking where does the money actually come from. We pay playwrights a percentage of tickets, so if you're not being produced, you're not making a living as a playwright. You start from there.