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From Option to Opening: A Guide to Producing Plays off-Broadway » (Older Edition)
Authors: Donald C. Farber
ISBN-13: 9780879101145, ISBN-10: 0879101148
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Limelight Editions
Date Published: July 2004
Edition: Older Edition
Author Biography: Donald C. Farber
Book Synopsis
"...for the potential as well as professional producer and for writers, actors, directors and investors...written in crisp, clear non-legal language the layman can easily understand. Every page reflects the experience and expertise of Mr. Farber, a well-known and highly respected theatrical attorney." - Library Journal
Table of Contents
| Preface to the Fourth Edition | xi | |
| Acknowledgments | xiii | |
| Introduction | xv | |
| 1 | Optioning a Property | 3 |
| Warranties and Representations | 4 | |
| Length of the Option | 4 | |
| Option Cost | 5 | |
| Play Cost (Royalties) | 6 | |
| What the Option Buys | 7 | |
| What an Option Conditionally Buys | 8 | |
| Right to Tour | 8 | |
| English Production | 10 | |
| Right to Move to Broadway | 11 | |
| Subsidiary Rights | 11 | |
| Billing Credits | 15 | |
| Billing Box | 17 | |
| House Seats | 17 | |
| Authors' Approvals | 17 | |
| Arbitration | 18 | |
| Assignability of Option | 18 | |
| Option of First Refusal | 19 | |
| Buyer's Market | 19 | |
| Adaptations | 20 | |
| Merger of Rights | 20 | |
| Basic Work-Copyright Ownership | 21 | |
| Royalties for Basic Work | 21 | |
| Basic Work Option Fee (Adaptations) | 22 | |
| The Adaptor | 22 | |
| 2 | Co-production Agreements | 25 |
| Front Money | 26 | |
| Associate Producer-Money | 28 | |
| 3 | The Producing Company | 31 |
| Partnership or Corporation | 31 | |
| Limited Liability | 31 | |
| Tax Benefits | 32 | |
| Corporation As a Partner | 33 | |
| The Limited Partnership | 34 | |
| How and What Is Limited | 34 | |
| Legal Publication (Theatrical Exception) | 35 | |
| Limited Partnership Agreement Form | 36 | |
| Profit Sharing | 36 | |
| Budget and Capitalization | 37 | |
| Abandonment | 38 | |
| Payment of Profits | 38 | |
| Return of Profits to Company | 39 | |
| Producer's Fee and Cash Office Charge | 39 | |
| Bonds and Bond Deals | 40 | |
| Overcalls and Loans | 42 | |
| Option Provisions in Agreement | 42 | |
| Termination of Partnership | 42 | |
| Miscellaneous | 43 | |
| 4 | Raising the Money | 45 |
| Budgets | 45 | |
| Typical Budgets (Examples) | 47 | |
| Backers' Auditions | 47 | |
| The Securities and Exchange Commission | 49 | |
| Filing for an Exemption | 51 | |
| Offering Circular | 51 | |
| The Attorney General | 53 | |
| Investment Procedure | 54 | |
| Starting the Company | 55 | |
| 5 | Obtaining a Theatre | 57 |
| Advance Deposit | 58 | |
| Four-Wall Contract | 58 | |
| Lease or License | 58 | |
| Run of the Show and Moving | 59 | |
| Stop Clause | 60 | |
| Payment of Rent | 60 | |
| Theatre License and Rehearsals | 61 | |
| Equity Requirements | 61 | |
| Theatre Deposit | 62 | |
| Maintenance and Concessions | 62 | |
| Advertising | 62 | |
| Removal at End of Run-and House Seats | 63 | |
| Insurance | 63 | |
| Assignability | 64 | |
| Location | 64 | |
| Bargaining | 65 | |
| Variety of Theatres | 65 | |
| 6 | Cast, Crew, and Personnel | 67 |
| The Director | 67 | |
| Sample Breakdown of Fees | 69 | |
| The Cast | 70 | |
| The Actors' Equity Association Contract | 70 | |
| The Stage Manager | 72 | |
| Set, Costume, and Lighting Designs | 73 | |
| Press Agent | 75 | |
| Advertising Agency | 76 | |
| General Manager | 76 | |
| Company Manager | 77 | |
| Accountants and Accountings | 78 | |
| Attorney | 79 | |
| 7 | Musicals | 81 |
| Original Cast Album | 82 | |
| Publisher | 83 | |
| Musicians | 84 | |
| Arrangements and Music Preparation | 84 | |
| Choreographer | 85 | |
| Musical Director | 86 | |
| 8 | Rehearsals, Open, Run, or Close | 87 |
| Rehearsals | 88 | |
| Previews | 88 | |
| Opening Night | 89 | |
| Reviews | 89 | |
| Party | 90 | |
| After Opening Night | 90 | |
| Scaling the House, Twofers, Discount Tickets | 93 | |
| Middle Theatres in New York | 94 | |
| 9 | Repertories, Children's Theatre, and Off-Off-Broadway | 97 |
| Repertory Company | 97 | |
| Children's Theatre | 98 | |
| Off-Off-Broadway | 99 | |
| 10 | Vitally Important Odds and End | 103 |
| The Art of Negotiation | 103 | |
| Conflicts of Interest | 106 | |
| Package Deals | 107 | |
| The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers | 107 | |
| Ethics-Honesty | 108 | |
| Good Producing | 109 | |
| Appendices | 111 | |
| Appendix A | Option Agreement | 113 |
| Appendix B | Co-Production Agreement | 127 |
| Appendix C | Budget for a Musical | 137 |
| Budget for a Musical Review (Cabaret) | 145 | |
| Appendix D | Offering Circular | 151 |
| Appendix E | Budget for a Middle Theatre | 177 |
Subjects
Entertainment
Theater Show Business
Entertainment Theater Theater - Direction & Production
Nonfiction Entertainment Theater
Theater Show BusinessEntertainment
Theater Theater - Direction & ProductionNonfiction
Entertainment Theater
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