The Dramatist Spring 2025: Commissions
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Business and Career
Breaking Down The DG Model Commission Agreement
Mar 01, 2025
Business and Career
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The DG Model Commission Agreement is an essential document for theatres, producers, and others looking to commission a new dramatic work, as well as for authors who are being commissioned. This contract details the terms of the relationship between the commissioner and the author, ensuring that both parties have a clear understanding of their rights and responsibilities with respect to the commission. 

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Jessica Lit
Jessica Lit

, Director of Business Affairs, is an intellectual property and entertainment attorney with a passion for empowering artists of diverse backgrounds and disciplines to take control of their careers by educating them about their legal rights. In her spare time, she also operates her own solo practice, The Lit Esquire PLLC, aimed at doing just that.

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