From Option to Opening and Updated: A Guide to Producing Plays off Broadway
(Limelight). For the potential, as well as the professional, producer and for writers, actors, directors, and investors, this book is for anyone wanting or needing to understand the process of producing Off Broadway plays from start to finish. Written in crisp, clear, nonlegal language that the layman can easily understand, every page reflects the experience and expertise of Farber, a well-known and highly respected theatrical attorney. The book contains detailed information on how to: option...
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For the potential, as well as the professional, producer and for writers, actors, directors, and investors, this book is for anyone wanting or needing to understand the process of producing Off Broadway plays from start to finish. Written in crisp, clear, nonlegal language that the layman can easily understand, every page reflects the experience and expertise of Farber, a well-known and highly respected theatrical attorney. The book contains detailed information on how to: option a property, raise money, obtain a theater, deal with the cast and other personnel, the art of negotiation, partnerships and co-production agreements, and much more. Especially useful are the updated and expanded appendixes, which include all new budgets and actual examples of today's commonly used legal forms and contracts.
1Starting the company - what has to be done?12Optioning a property53Co-production agreements274The producing company335Raising the money456Obtaining a theatre597Cast, crew, and personnel698Musicals879Opening the show9310First-class, off-off-Broadway, not-for-profit, for-profit repertory, and children's theatre10311Vitally important odds and ends109App. AFront-money letter119App. BCollaboration agreement for a musical play123App. CCo-production agreement129App. DArticles of organization139App. EOption agreement143App. FOperating agreement159App. GPrivate placement memorandum189App. HBudget for a dramatic play209App. IBudget for a musical217
