I was wondering if anyone has advice on how to get your work to see the light of the stage and getting your plays published. Writing a novel, which I have done and trying to get a publisher interested in your book is pretty straight forward process. You write a book that has a target audience and yo...
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Hi Gavion E. Chandler, I don't know much about this process but I'm commenting so that your post can reach my wider network. I'm hoping someone I'm connected to here can provide you with clear advice...
Expand commentHi Gavion E. Chandler, I don't know much about this process but I'm commenting so that your post can reach my wider network. I'm hoping someone I'm connected to here can provide you with clear advice and insights.
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Gavion E. Chandler The first thing I would consider doing is filing a registration with the US copyright office to protect it. The following is second-hand knowledge passed down from a friend who prod...
Expand commentGavion E. Chandler The first thing I would consider doing is filing a registration with the US copyright office to protect it. The following is second-hand knowledge passed down from a friend who produced her own. After you've filed it, consider entering it into contests, (Kaplan comes to mind) then connect with local theater companies and see if anyone will read it and perhaps even, produce it. Then move on to play publishers. Here's a list: https://www.tckpublishing.com/play-publishers/
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Thank you and I appreciate the heads up and the link.
Gavion E. Chandler , I used to run The Drama Book Shop in NYC so I do know a bit about the world of play publishing. I'm not sure that your focus should be on publishing your play rather than getting...
Expand commentGavion E. Chandler , I used to run The Drama Book Shop in NYC so I do know a bit about the world of play publishing. I'm not sure that your focus should be on publishing your play rather than getting it produced. The success of a published play is primarily based on the success of it as a production. Plays can be pretty inexpensive to produce yourself, in a small local theatre (or setting) and I see from your profile that you are working on that. Get the play up, and keep doing it, if it has value for you to do so. Best wishes!