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Restricted Rights?

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Topic: Restricted Rights?

Posted By: JSerio
Subject: Restricted Rights?
Date Posted: 6/13/11 at 11:35am

So my company decided on doing The 39 Steps this summer. When I called Samuel French they told me that the rights where restricted across the country, and they I had to apply through their professional department. And that they would give it the yay or nay. Has anyone else done this? Do the rights usually get approved? Where a community theatre, does that matter?

Jack

Replies:

Posted By: Rorgg
Date Posted: 6/13/11 at 2:03pm

That's a soft no. Chances are that there's a roaming professional tour, or oddly, some static professional production has paid for some degree of exclusivityon the title. You can apply and see what the actual blackout is, but start looking elsewhere.

Posted By: SamD
Date Posted: 6/13/11 at 9:35pm

Yep, the show was in the Detroit area a couple of months ago.

Posted By: JSerio
Date Posted: 6/13/11 at 10:16pm

The show is no longer touring.

Posted By: mrlloyd23
Date Posted: 6/14/11 at 6:24pm

Two theatre companies in New Brunswick have it slated to run next season. One professional and one community so the rights can't be that restricted.