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If you are a playwright interested in possibly publishing your full length, short play or scene with Works 4 Stage, please read the information below carefully.

 

Submission Process/Requirements:

Full length plays--

+All plays must have a run time of no less than 45 minutes in performance.

+All plays must have had at least one full performance.  Unproduced work will not be accepted.

+All script submissions should be made electronically, preferrably in .pdf format.

+All script submissions must include marketing/production material. (These can be separate files for ease of attachment.)

This material may include, but not limited to: posters, season flyers, website archives, video from the production, reviews, letters of acceptance, and programs.

+There is no fee to submit.

+There are no subject area/content restrictions.

We strive to have a response to you within 30 days of your submission.  All responses will be handled via email.

 

Short plays/scenes--

+All short plays/scenes must fall into one of two general categories:

10-Minute Plays (anything from 8-12 minutes in actual production)

or

Short One-Acts (anything from 13-30 minutes in actual production)

+All short plays/scenes must have been produced.  (Winning a production through a playwriting contest is fine. Readings, however,

do not count as being produced.)

+All short play/scene submissions must be made electronically, preferrably in .pdf format.

+All short play/scene submissions must include information about the production/contest, including the year, theater, and event.

This information can be provided through inclusion of a letter of acceptance, event program, or website archive.

+There is no fee to submit.

+There are no subject area/content restrictions.

We strive to have a response to you within 30 days of your submission.  All responses will be handled via email.

 

Publication Guidelines:

Full length plays--

+If your play is selected for publication with Works 4 Stage, you will receive a contract which must be signed and returned before your play is made available.  No changes to the standard contract will be made.

+Your play will be formatted to match the script style of Works 4 Stage. We will handle that--you will not have to reformat it.

+You will be notified via email whenever a script package is sold and/or performances rights are applied for.  Works 4 Stage will handle all performance rights decisions. 

 

Short plays/scenes--

+If your short play/scene is selected for publication with Works 4 Stage, you will receive a contract which must be signed and returned before your play/scene is made available.  No changes to the standard contract will be made.

+Your play/scene will be formatted to match the script style of Works 4 Stage. We will handle that--you will not have to reformat it.

+You will be notified via email whenever a script is sold and/or additional performances rights are applied for.  Works 4 Stage will handle all performance rights decisions. 

 

Payment Structure:

Full length plays--

+Publication does not guarantee payment.

+Payment will only be made to a playwright when a script package is purchased and/or performance rights are paid.

+Playwrights will receive 50% of cost of a script package purchase.

+Playwrights will receive 50% of the performance rights paid.

+Playwrights will be paid only after appropriate payment has been received by Works 4 Stage.

+Payments will be made in the month following the quarter in which the purchase and/or performances have been completed.

For purchases and performances done in January, February, and March--payments will be made by April 30th.

For purchases and performances done in April, May, and June--payments will be made by July 31st.

For purchases and performances done in July, August, and September--payments will be made by October 31st.

For purchases and performances done in October, November, and December--payments will be made by January 31st.

+Payments will be made via company check, mailed to the address provided on your contract.

 

Short plays/scenes--

+Publication does not guarantee payment.

+Payment will only be made to a playwright when a script/single performance package is purchased and/or additional performance rights are paid.

+Playwrights will receive 50% of the cost of a script/single performance package.

+Playwrights will receive 50% of any additional performance rights paid.

+Playwrights will be paid only after appropriate payment has been received by Works 4 Stage.

+Payments will be made in the month following the quarter in which the purchase and/or performances have been completed.

For purchases and performances done in January, February, and March--payments will be made by April 30th.

For purchases and performances done in April, May, and June--payments will be made by July 31st.

For purchases and performances done in July, August, and September--payments will be made by October 31st.

For purchases and performances done in October, November, and December--payments will be made by January 31st.

+Payments will be made via company check, mailed to the address provided on your contract.

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