Tags: Subsidiary Rights

Ralph Sevush: Just to give you an idea, we see, at any one time, maybe 200 contracts going on in various places. So, we know a lot of what people’s deals are. 

This roundtable was originally published in the November/December 2011 issue of The Dramatist. 

Speaking of "subsidiary rights revenues," please pardon this digression: 

Dear Isaac,  

CAT, HAT, BAT. When it comes to deciphering the acronyms of Actors’ Equity Association agreements, it’s sometimes difficult to know whether you’re reading contracts or a Dr. Seuss book.

You own the right to license your play into different markets (like tours, stock and amateur productions, foreign territories, etc.), and in all different media (television, radio, film, digital streaming, etc.) anywhere in the world. Producers at the Broadway, LORT, Off-Broadway, and even Off-Off-Broadway levels might request a portion of the revenues you earn after their productions.