Ordering Scripts from
FunAntics author Jeannette Jaquish
The Agreement

Royalties must be paid on these copyrighted works.

PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING
 These rules apply to scripts by Jeannette Jaquish. Other authors have different rules.

When you order a script, you agree to follow these rules:

DEFINITIONS
"Buyer": one person or a specific theater, organization or school -- not a school region or chain of businesses, or a whole family.

"Performance": any performing of the play in front of people not in the class or club doing the performing. If you are not sure, please ask me.

"Unlimited performances involving the buyer": The buyer must be involved with the production in some way, including sitting in the audience. But, no, you can't give or sell your buyers rights to another person.

YOUR RIGHTS AND THIS AUTHOR'S RIGHTS
Paying of royalty gives buyer the right to:
--perform the play,
--collect admission,
--and make photocopies for their actors' use.
You may use portions of the script in advertising the play.
You may use the poster art offered on the website.
You may videotape the performance for the actors' personal viewing, and you may play it on public access television or youtube.com if you include the author's name on the title & listing, and notify the author.
You may NOT publish or sell the script. That is copyright violation.
You may NOT sell recordings to any families outside of the production. However, contact me and we can make a deal.

ALTERING THE SCRIPT
I don't mind changing a script if you tell me what you need. Don't be shy. Just ask.
Nearly all play authors require that you not change a word of their scripts. I am more flexible. I just want it to be clear what are your words and what are mine.
Changes you make in the script must be obvious, such as by writing them in by hand or in a different color, font or style, or writing "altered from original" on each page such as in a header or footer, or, if none of these, after last performance, destroying those altered scripts.
I, the author, wish to leave no confusion over what I have written.
If changes are significant, you must say so in the attribution of the script in the program/announcement (for example, after the title and author, add: "adapted by [name of re-writer]".
Other examples: "Script shortened from original by _____." "Ending changed by _______."
or specify such as "Fountain scene written by ______", "Forest creatures and lines added by _____", " White Rabbit's song and dance created by ___________."

ALTERATIONS ALLOWED:
- Shortening it or simplifying it.
- Adding or subtracting or merging characters to fit cast size and actor types.
- Changing the gender of characters.
- Making it work in your performance space and its features.
- Tweaking a character's personality or the setting, date, time line.
- Adding songs, extra lines, extra bits that you think are improvements.
And since I've given you permission, I'd also love to hear what those changes/improvements are. I might ask if I can offer them in my script.

... and ALTERATIONS that are NOT ALLOWED
Changing the basic values, morals or lack of morals in the story or characters or changing the important points or events of the story. Please ask if some of the violence, and character flaws bother you. My characters are not iconic symbols of virtue. My lead characters tend to be flawed, but they do the right thing even so. One director wrote to tell me that at the end of my Hansel and Gretel script she had changed it so that God changed the heart of the stepmother to make her loving, when the script showed that it was the Father's mild scolding that caused Hansel and Gretel to stop being obnoxious and allowed the stepmother to be her natural loving self. This is the sort of moral re-writing that I require you check with me on. In this case I gave permission but explained why I thought she was ruining a practical lesson.

USING WITHOUT PAYING
If you violate my copyright by performing my script without paying me royalties, you are liable for triple royalty costs plus discovery and collection and litigation costs. I deliberately charge much, much less than "professional" scripts which are rarely any better. I do this so amateur theaters can afford them. Please pay me the small amount I ask.

FREE PERUSAL SCRIPTS or SCRIPTS FOR CLASS READINGS
On my website is an excerpted version of each script for sale. I left plenty in to tell the story. If you still need a full script to peruse before deciding, or if you are just using the script for in-class readings or drama club practice, you should telephone me, Jeannette Jaquish, at the number above. If you are outside of the USA or don't want to telephone, email me your perusal request with all your contact info and intentions.

CHARITY PERFORMANCE If you are doing a charity performance, or an in-house therapeutic performance (such as with juvenile offenders or the physically or mentally challenged), contact me, the author and I will probably give you permission to use the script for free. Tell me your and your supervisor's names, phone numbers, institutional address, description of charity or therapy situation, and performance dates.

AUTHOR'S ASSISTANCE AND TECH NOTES
Some scripts come with tech notes. Please let me know if you need the script changed. I'm likely to offer to do it for you free.

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Jeannette Jaquish

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