Terms and Conditions
1. The play(s) must be presented only as published in the Dramatists Play Service, Inc. authorized acting edition(s), without any changes, additions, alterations, or deletions to the text or the title. These restrictions shall include, without limitation, not altering, updating, or amending the time, locales, or settings of the play(s) in any way, whether these elements are made explicit in the stage directions, or are clearly implicit in the text.
Furthermore, Producer acknowledges that casting also constitutes a part of the author's play. As such, if the gender identity, ethnicity, and/or race of the characters is made explicit in the stage directions, or is clearly implicit in the text, such casting requirements are deemed a business necessity and the characters are to be performed by actors who meet such bona fide occupational qualifications, unless the author has expressly approved other casting choices.
Requests for permission to make any changes to the text of the play or in the casting of the play must be made in writing to Dramatists Play Service for review and consideration by the author or copyright holder.
2. All playbills and programs must include the following on the title page: "[TITLE] is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York."
3. You must adhere to any additional terms set forth in the license under the paragraph entitled BILLING REQUIREMENTS. a. If there are no additional acknowledgment requirements set forth in the license under the paragraph entitled BILLING REQUIREMENTS, adhere to the following standards: The author(s) shall receive credit as sole and exclusive author(s) of the play in all programs distributed in connection with performances of the play(s) and in all instances in which the title(s) of the play(s) appears for purposes of advertising, publicizing or otherwise exploiting the play(s) and/or a production thereof. The name(s) of the author(s) must appear on a separate line in which no other name appears, immediately beneath the title(s) and in size and prominence of type equal to 50% of the largest letter used for the title(s) of the play(s).
4. Performances must take place on the dates specified on the license and in the location designated. Any proposed changes in the dates, venue, or number of performances must receive prior written approval from Dramatists Play Service, Inc, in order to be effective.
5. Payment should be received in full by the due date. As permitted by law, should my/our account need to be placed with a collection agency or attorney by Dramatists Play Service, Inc., I/we agree to pay any and all costs and expenses of no more than 30% of the total licensing fee(s) past due, including but not limited to all actual attorney fees and court costs incurred by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
6. If you cancel any performances you must notify us in writing via the cancellation application on the DPS website and state the reason for the cancellation.
Refund Policy:
REFUNDS REQUESTS WILL BE REVIEWED, AND ALL REFUNDS ARE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE, INC. TEAM.
a. You must submit your cancellation request before your first performance, for your refund request to be reviewed by the DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE, INC. TEAM. We will not review any requests for a production where dates have already passed.
b. If you cancel the entire performance, a cancelation fee of 10% of the total fees due for royalty, but in no event less than $100 per performance, will apply and forfeiture of the production materials package and usage fees (if any) will occur.
c. The fee for production materials package and usage fees is required and compulsory with each and every License Agreement when available for such play, notwithstanding the non-use of said materials.
7. This authorization applies to nonprofessional stage performance rights only. All other rights of every kind and nature, including but not limited to television, video or audio, in whole or in part, or any other form of mechanical or electronic reproduction, such as information storage and retrieval systems, recording, web pages and photocopying, are reserved by the author(s) and are not included in this authorization. Reproduction of any kind, including for personal use, is also strictly prohibited.
8. In addition, amateur leasing rights for this production or for any of the plays listed in our Catalogue may be withdrawn by the Play Service at any time. Any fees previously paid will be promptly refunded, and Dramatists Play Service, Inc. shall have no other financial or legal responsibility with regard to such withdrawal.
9. If you provide tax exemption number during the checkout process but do not upload a tax exemption form, you will have 3 business days from the date of application to provide the tax exemption certificate. Otherwise, sales tax will be charged to your order and any sales tax exemption will apply to future orders with Broadway Licensing Global. All tax-exemption forms must be valid for the current year. Expired tax-exemption forms will not be accepted.