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play-rights

Thu, 17 Mar 2005, 10:30 am
Lynnette8 posts in thread
hey all.

how would someone go about getting rights to produce a play from a film???

thanks, lyn

Re: play-rights

Thu, 17 Mar 2005, 11:00 am
Hi Lyn,

1. Contact the producers.

2. Ask them how much they want for the *non-exclusive* performance-only rights (you don't want to sell the manuscript/rights for future performances of your adaptation, presumably?) for your state/territory only.

3. You could also indicate how many potential seats you can sell during the season and at what price, etc. so they get a feel for how much you can afford.

4. Indicate when you need to know by for planning/adaptation/production deadlines.

5. Outline the treatment you wish to perform to the script to adapt it for stage.

Best wishes,
Jason

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