Stage Directing Book- Step 1

Question 0

License

Answer 0

Theatre must acquire the rights from the authors designated agent in order to produce a specific script

Question 1

Suitability of a Playscript

Answer 1

• scripts intrinsic dramatic merit
• directors personal and intuitive response to it
• it’s suitability for a specific producing organization and it’s audience
• the resources that need to be made available for the production
• the technical requirements of the script
• the availability of appropriate actors
• the licensing restrictions

Question 2

“Fair Use” Clause

Answer 2

When the Playscript is used exclusively for classroom excesses during the teaching of a course, the material can be performed in that circumstance without license.