Proposal for a stage play?

October 20, 2007 2:09 PM

A friend of mine is in talks with a certain comic book writer to adapt a certain graphic novel for the stage. According to the writer's manager, they're interested in at least one run of the show, provided he can show them a satisfactory proposal. Great news! The only problem is, what should that proposal consist of and look like, for presentation to the writer and his manager?
posted by Sticherbeast to Writing & Language (4 answers total)

I would have thought a couple of pages, and more if necessary, setting out the main points of the deal offered (which presumably has been discussed and more-or-less agreed) in a straightforward manner. Don't gloss over gray areas if you can avoid it. Perhaps include a step-by-step timescale to the signing of a contract, or at least an indication of the timescale involved. You could set it out as bullet points, or numbered paragraphs, or headlined sections, depending on taste, really: the main things are comprehensiveness and clarity. IANAL.
posted by londongeezer at 3:54 PM on October 20, 2007

if you are planning to make more than 1000 bucks, get a lawyer to do it.
posted by Ironmouth at 5:18 PM on October 20, 2007 [1 favorite]

Before you do a lot of work, make sure that you can charge for admission. We did the exact same thing at a theatre where I used to work only to find out at the very last minute that we weren't allowed to profit a dime.
posted by thebrokenmuse at 6:32 PM on October 20, 2007

Doubling Ironmouth's suggestion to get a lawyer involved. Specifically an entertainment lawyer; trust me, don't let just any old tax or real estate lawyer do it.

(adding to the OP: please be Sandman, please be Sandman, please be Sandman...) :-)
posted by angry.polymath at 7:10 PM on October 20, 2007