Dramatists Sourcebook 2002-03 Edition: Complete Opportunities for Playwrights, Translators, Composers, Lyricists and Librettists [Paperback]

Theatre Communications Group (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2002 | ISBN-10: 1559362170 | ISBN-13: 978-1559362177

Now in its 22nd year, Dramatists Sourcebook-the bestselling guide for opportunities for stage writers-is completely revised annually, with more than 1,100 opportunities for playwrights, translators, composers, lyricists, and librettists, as well as opportunities for screen, radio, and television writers. In an easy-to-use format, the Sourcebook details script-submission procedures for more than 350 theatres seeking new plays; more than 150 prizes and sections on submission guidelines, fellowships and grants, organizations, script preparation, agents, colonies and residencies, workshops, publishing opportunities, and submission calendars. Thoroughly indexed, with an invaluable calendar of submission deadlines, this is an indispensable reference work for any playwright.

Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Theatre Communications Group (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559362170
• ISBN-13: 978-1559362177
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,082,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sell! Sell! Sell!, October 22, 2002

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This review is from: Dramatists Sourcebook 2002-03 Edition: Complete Opportunities for Playwrights, Translators, Composers, Lyricists and Librettists (Paperback)

Drama, by definition, is a public act. Writing a playscript and sitting on it not only won't do anyone else any good, it will make you quite upset. At the very least, you will want someone to read your script in a workshop. But come on, what we all really want is to sell for production.

This book doesn't have as many entries as the Writer's Market, since it aims primarily at not-for-profit and educational theatre. Art for art's sake. However, its entries are much more thorough and help you target your submissions for where they're needed and wanted. There are also entries for contests, agencies, grants and fellowships, retreats, state arts agencies, professional guilds, sources of emergency funds, and more. This is a tightly focussed guide for the professional (or would-be professional) dramatist.

As an annual edition, it will eventually be out of date and will need to be discarded in favor of a new edition. And there are a few typographical problems. So the book isn't perfect. However, it has everything you'll need in any practical way to move your scripts. Treat it with respect and it will serve you well.