The Business

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'. . . playwrights inherit a lineage, a family lineage, of great playwrights. We don't suddenly pop into the world as if we had no antecedents. . . . What one learns are not specific adages. Rather one learns to explore one's own mind, those corners of it which were previously illuminated by those great playwrights.'

-- Jean-Claude van Itallie

Playwriting's an Art and a Craft while you're doing it, but once you've put a cover on the final draft, it becomes a business. That's a tough concept for artists to accept, but it's the way it is. When you've attracted real notice with productions, you can have an Agent take care of the busy-work for you. But until then, there's no one but you to do it.

Primary Areas of The Business Unit

Agents When & how to get one
Copyright ©: Protection for your plays
- STAGE WRITERS HANDBOOK: A Complete Business Guide for Playwrights, Composers, Lyricists and Librettists
Dramatists Guild & TCG: Organizations that matter for playwrights
Playwright's Production Team: Navigating the process & earning royalties
Submitting Scripts: To theatres and competitions
- DRAMATISTS SOURCEBOOK: The essential guide to competitions, submission deadlines, workshops, and theatres looking for new plays.
Web Resources: Other playwriting links on the Web
What's Here: A Detailed Guide to This Unit

If you can't find a good local bookstore with a large selection of film and theatre titles, you can order recommended plays, screenplays, videos, and books through the Web without having to do title searches. Look for linked book covers [as above left] or the amazon.com logo throughout The Playwriting Seminars. And the world's leading Internet bookstore can get them to you in a few days.

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