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This model represents a process in which one or more writer(s) (alternatively, principal devisors, delegates, or lead writers) collaborate with one or more non-writers to create a new work. The Devised Theater Committee and Business Affairs Department are proud to announce the availability of four...

This model should be used when all of the participants in the devised process are writers (alternatively, “ensemble members”). The Devised Theater Committee and Business Affairs Department are proud to announce the availability of four contract models designed specifically for devised theater, a...

This agreement also grants the rights of production to a producer or production company, ensures proper payment to the author, protects authorial rights, and includes optional sections on billing, subsidiary rights, and future options. The Devised Theater Committee and Business Affairs Department are...

The Devised Theatre Committee and Business Affairs Department are proud to announce the availability of four contract models designed specifically for devised theater, a ...

Meant to be used by dramatists when weighing contest & festival submission opportunities. Can also be used by theatres and arts organizations to craft contests or festivals. Guidelines devised by the DG Festival Committee meant to be used by playwrights when weighing contest and festival...

The CONSIDERATIONS FOR "DIRECTOR AGREEMENT" guidelines were arrived at after extensive discussions between writers and directors and were drafted to address the rare circumstance in which a director’s extraordinary contribution to a work transcends direction and dramaturgy. ...

Download forms for authors, producers, or other theater professionals to distribute at auditions and in rehearsal. Under the Copyright Act, authors have the right to keep their work confidential during the various stages of completion. In order to prevent potential misuse of audition and...

Before the formation of the Dramatists Guild, dramatists did not own or control their work; they were rarely even paid royalties. But beginning in 1926, the DG negotiated a contract with producers for licensing “First Class” (e.g., Broadway) production rights.  ...

APC or Approved Production Contract for Broadway/First Class straight plays. Requires Guild certification. Before the formation of the Dramatists Guild, dramatists did not own or control their work; they were rarely even paid royalties. But beginning in 1926, the DG negotiated a...

This is intended to be a model contract that will enable you to grant a non-profit producer the exclusive right to present Livestreamed productions. If you have already entered into a stage production agreement and wish to either replace it or extend it to include livestreaming rights, please use the DG...

To help you navigate these new uses of your work, we offer you a model Livestream Addendum agreement to revise your prior agreements to include such “digital rights”. This agreement reflects our research which included conversation with publishers, producing entities and unions. 

No contract is one size fits all. Download a 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...