When you join the Dramatists Guild of America, you are joining a voluntary membership association, not a labor union. As such, no one is required to join the Guild in order to have a work produced, and no one is entitled to be a Guild member, regardless of their production history. As a member - and as a condition of your continued membership in the organization - you are pledging to pay the Guild’s annual dues (including any additional assessments that pertain to Broadway productions) and abide by all the other obligations and conditions that are specified under the Guild’s Constitution and Bylaws. You are also promising to join your fellow members as part of a community of dramatists who are working together for your mutual protection and benefit.