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Model Contracts for Theatre Writers

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Download a Dramatists Guild model contract today.

 

Because the Guild tracks national and worldwide trends, we are able to provide certain model contracts that reflect up-to-date industry standards. We encourage our members to use these models to educate themselves and use as a guide when entering into productions or collaborations.

Most of our contracts are available to download as PDF files. The first-class Approved Production Contract for Plays and Approved Production Contract for Musicals (APC) must be purchased and are available in a printed booklet. Please note that members must pay additional dues (i.e., “assessments”) based on the members’ royalties earned from productions presented under the APC. For more about assessments, please visit the Broadway information page. Only current members of the Guild may view, download, or request sample contracts. Explore our full suite of resources.

  • Devised Theatre Resource Manual
    A Devised Theatre Resource Manual
    What happens when the collaboration expands beyond our traditional definitions?
    Benefit Type
    Best Practices,
    Contracts,
    Devised Theatre Resources
    FREE DOWNLOAD
  • Copyright Acknowledgement Forms For Auditions or Rehearsal
    Anti-Piracy Agreements for Auditions or Rehearsal
    Download a forms for authors, producers, or other theater professionals to distribute at auditions and in rehearsal.
    Benefit Type
    Contracts
    DOWNLOAD THE FORMS
  • Approved Production Contract For Broadway Musicals
    Approved Production Contract for Broadway Musicals
    APC or Approved Production Contract for Broadway/First Class musical productions. Requires Guild certification.
    Benefit Type
    Contracts
    PURCHASE THE CONTRACT
  • Approved Production Contract for Broadway Plays
    Approved Production Contract for Broadway Plays
    APC or Approved Production Contract for Broadway/First Class straight plays. Requires Guild certification.
    Benefit Type
    Contracts
    PURCHASE THE CONTRACT
  • Best Practices for Contests And Festivals
    Best Practices for Contests & Festivals
    For dramatists weighing contest & festival submission opportunities. Can also be used by theatres and organizations to craft contests or festivals.
    Benefit Type
    Best Practices,
    Contracts
    DOWNLOAD THE GUIDELINES
  • Collaboration Agreement for Musicals
    Collaboration Agreement for Musicals
    Form agreement for collaboration between authors writing a musical.
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    Collaboration Tools,
    Contracts
    DOWNLOAD THE CONTRACT
  • Collaboration Agreement  for Plays
    Collaboration Agreement for Plays
    Form agreement for collaboration between authors writing a straight play.
    Benefit Type
    Collaboration Tools,
    Contracts
    DOWNLOAD THE CONTRACT
  • Considerations For Director Agreements
    Considerations for Director Agreements
    For the rare circumstances in which a director's extraordinary contributions to a work transcend dramaturgy, and the author elects to assign a portion of the work's future revenues to the director.
    Benefit Type
    Best Practices,
    Contracts
    DOWNLOAD THE GUIDELINES
  • Devised Theatre: Preliminary Agreement to Participate
    Devised Theatre Contract: Preliminary Agreement to Participate
    This model agreement should be used when a group of individuals (alternatively, “creators”) begins a collaborative process without first knowing who the authors will be.
    Benefit Type
    Contracts,
    Devised Theatre Resources
    DOWNLOAD THE CONTRACT
  • Devised Theatre Production Agreement
    Devised Theatre Production Agreement
    This agreement can be used when it comes time to present the devised work before a live audience.
    Benefit Type
    Contracts,
    Devised Theatre Resources
    DOWNLOAD THE CONTRACT

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