Stage writers handbook : a complete business guide for playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists / Dana Singer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singer, Dana.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Vocational guidance--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Theater.

Theater--Economic aspects--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 p.)

Other Title:

Complete business guide for playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists

Place of Publication:

New York : Theatre Communications Group, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first comprehensive guide to the business of writing for today's stage.

Contents:

Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 COPYRIGHT; Copyright Ownership for Stage Writers; Commissions; Term of Copyright Protection; Registration; What registration means; Timely registration; Registration required before lawsuit; Risk of losing important copyright benefits; Registering revised works; Combining multiple registrations; Renewal term registration; Public Domain; Death of the Copyright Owner; Using Another Person's Work; Fair Use; Parody and Satire; Titles; Collaboration; International Copyright Relations; Chapter 2 COLLABORATION

The ""Right"" CollaboratorThe Absence of a Collaboration Agreement; Joint Ownership; Non-exclusive rights; Division of money; Defining the existence of a collaboration; The intention of the parties; The Collaboration Agreement; Copyright; Money; Decision-making power; Division of labor; Expenses incurred; Billing credit; Merger; Termination of the relationship or of the agreement; Death or disability of a collaborator; Agency representation; Chapter 3 UNDERLYING RIGHTS; Copyright of the Underlying Work; Availability of the Adaptation Rights; Contacting the Underlying Rights Owner

Obtaining permission before adaptingLetter of inquiry; Response; Proposal; Establishing Relative Bargaining Positions; Reputation and credentials of the underlying rights owner; Success of the underlying work; Adaptor's reputation and credentials; Parties' motivations; Evaluating the four factors; Terms of the Basic Proposal; Ownership of the adaptation; Option period; Grant of rights; Financial arrangements; Approvals; Billing credit; Merger; Responsibility for Obtaining Rights; Nonfiction; Using Others' Songs or Lyrics; Obtaining permission; Information to provide; Payment

Plays Based on People's LivesThe rights of privacy and of publicity; Defamation; First Amendment; Fiction/dramatization; The use of disclaimers; Which state's laws; Chapter 4 MARKETING AND SELF-PROMOTION; Quality of the Work; Preparation of the Manuscript; General Research and Networking; Promoting Yourself; Professional Presentation; Submissions Research; Budgetary Issues; The Nuts and Bolts of Submissions; The query packet; Submitting the script; Response time; Resubmissions; The reader; Solicited and unsolicited scripts; Word of mouth; Industry guides to new plays

Organization of submissionsRejection; Unreturned scripts; Production Ideas; Regional/resident theatres; Contests; Prizes; University/college productions; Theatre for young audiences/educational markets; Dinner theatre; Outdoor drama; Radio drama; International production opportunities; Nontraditional sponsors or productions; Promotion After Production; Chapter 5 PRODUCTION CONTRACTS; The Importance of Contracts; Basic Contracts are Best; Important Production Provisions; Representations, Warranties and Indemnification; The Option Period and Grant of Rights; The option period; Grant of rights

The option payment

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781559367127

1559367121

OCLC:

793511018