“Dear Mr. President and Madam Vice President,” is a nationwide letter writing campaign, organized by Be An #ArtsHero in partnership with The Dramatists Guild of America, imploring the new administration to prioritize commitment to the Arts. Hundreds of America’s most esteemed Theater Makers participated by penning their own missives to the President and Vice President Elect, which were sent en masse to kick off Be An #ArtsHero’s Arts Workers Unite: 100 Days of Art and Activism.

Be An #ArtsHero asserts that the Arts are vital to our nation’s soul and our collective humanity, as well as being an essential driver of the economy.

“Dear Mr. President and Madam Vice President,” was inspired in part by Jeremy O. Harris, Rachel Chavkin, and Jenny Koons’ letters to President Biden and Vice President Harris right before the inauguration. We include their letters with their consent and in thanks and acknowledgment to them for sounding the call.