Question Regarding The Purchasing of Rights

[pippin2]

Posted: 6/26/06 at 9:23pm

Hey Everybody,

A group of my friends and myself have started a theater group and we are seeking to put on a production of Neil Labute's Bash. However we're having trouble seeking the means by which we can purchase the rights. We've checked both Dramatists Play Service and Samuel French but they haven't turned anything up. Anyone have any idea?

[benjamingullett]

Posted: 6/26/06 at 11:36pm

Look into Broadway Publishing Company here: http://www.broadwayplaypubl.com/bash.htm

[flaemmchen]

Posted: 6/27/06 at 11:39am

Usually if you have a copy of the play, they say where specifically you can buy the rights. There are many companies that hold the rights to plays, though Sam French and Dramatists Play Services are two of the larger ones.

[Yeah, um, no.]

Posted: 6/27/06 at 2:57pm

He's represented by Joyce Ketay at The Gersh Agency in New York:

"Ketay handles two of America's leading playwrights, Tony Kushner and Neil LaBute. Other clients include David Rabe, Moises Kaufman and director Jo Bonney..."

That would be a good place to start.
Gersh Acquires Joyce Ketay Agency