I'm a bit embarrassed to admit I didn't even realize there was a theatre in Dover and it's practically in my backyard! But now that I've been clued into this wonderful local gem, I'm excited to announce that Three Padded Walls will be part of their Third Annual One...
Back in this mailbag post, we talked about how you figure out what to charge for licensing a production and how I like to offer a bulk discount on printed scripts for schools and groups doing a show. But what we didn't address in that post was how you actually get...
Someone wants to perform your self-published play, woohoo! But, uh, how do you know what to charge? How do you go about licensing productions? How do you craft a good performance agreement? That's what we're covering in today's question from the Mailbag about...
A friend called my attention to this great trailer from RPI Players production of The Love of Three Oranges that I totally missed back when the production happened back in November of 2015....
I mentioned back in this post that I was a vendor with the Drama Book Shop which is one of the largest and most influential theatre bookstores in the world. That means they physically stock some of my plays in their awesome store. This questions asks for some...
Here's another one from the mailbag about self-publishing a stage play... I've noticed that on both your sales pages and mine, there are listings for "New" and "Used" copies of our respective books. How can that be if we're presumably the only publisher? I know I...
If you missed Three Padded Walls in its run Off Off Broadway, now you've got the chance to watch it in full. Blue Pearl Theatrics was kind enough to put a video of the whole performance up on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. Please note that, while the script itself...
Should you publish your play as a printed book or eBook only? What formats should you use? What platforms? Dipping back into the mailbag today for another one of the questions I got on my big post about self-publishing a stage play. Thanks for your helpful post on my...
As most people in the theatre community have heard by now, The Drama Book Shop, one of the largest and most important drama bookstores in the world, was badly damaged by a burst pipe, losing tons of inventory in one of their most popular sections. If you haven't...
Once you self-publish a play, how do you get it produced? That's what we're talking about with this question from the Mailbag. (In this series, I'm answering some of the questions I got in response to my big post about self-publishing a stage play.) Great to read your...
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