CDL: Response 4-6, Inexp. plays

From: John P. Abbott <AbbottJP_at_conrad.appstate.edu>
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 16:44:48 -0400
To: Colldv-l <COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu>
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From:     "Helen P. Mack" <hpm0_at_Lehigh.EDU>

Our primary source for these materials is Dramatists 
Play Service in NY.   

http://www.dramatists.com/text/main.html

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From: Madeleine Lefebvre <madeleine.lefebvre_at_STMARYS.CA>

Nancy,

Samuel French in Toronto publishes plays in separate 
editions, as does Dramatists, as does the Alberta 
Playwrights' Network, and many others. When I was at 
Mount Royal College, I added many playscripts
at very low cost.  The only problem is, there was a 
high rate of loss and damage with them.

Cheers,
Madeleine

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From:  Cheryl Grossman <grossman.4_at_osu.edu>

There are a lot of services that provide the play
 books to schools, etc.  who are putting on productions. 
The books are inexpensive paperbacks, usually with poor
 paper (they are treated as consumables). They aren't 
expensive because the company also charges for production 
rights.  The best known are:

Samuel French http://www.samuelfrench.com/
Dramatists Play Service http://www.dramatists.com/index.html

You will likely find one of these two handling books 
and librettos for big name plays and musicals.

But I also found a slew of other publishers by just 
searching for "plays" and "publishers" using Google. 
If you are looking for plays on a specific theme or 
more obscure titles, these publishers may work for you.  
One that I looked at had an adaptation of Tom Sawyer 
for $5, which should give you an idea.

Hope this is helpful.

Cheryl Grossman
Received on Wed Oct 04 2000 - 13:45:53 EDT