ROYALTY CONTRACT

OFFICIAL CONTRACT

This document confirms and binds Mark Frank (Author)
and (Institution/Person’s name) to the following
agreement and specific arrangements with regards to (name of play)

1.1 The Author is sole owner and Author of the play of which is wholly original with the Author and has not been otherwise copied in whole part from any other work; the play and use of the play as herein contemplated do not violate, conflict with, or infringe upon any intellectual property rights of any person, firm, organization, corporation, or any other entity.

1.2 The Author has sole and exclusive rights to enter this Agreement and has the rights
authority to grant the rights granted by Author herein

2.1 The Author hereby grants to the Producer the right to produce and present the play
at (Theatre‘s name) (Month/Date’s/Year)

3.1 In consideration for the right to produce the play, the Producer agrees to pay
the Author $50.00 per performance. Payment shall be made upon signing of this
contract. If the Author becomes deceased, payment will be made to Author’s family.

3.2 The Producer shall not have the right to produce any additional performances
of the play.

4.1 The Producer, recognizing that the play is the exclusive creation of the Author,
agrees that it will not make or permit to be made any additions, omissions and/or
alterations of the play, including dialogue, and stage directions without prior
written consent of the Author. Any violation of this paragraph will be sufficient
cause for Author to immediately terminate all rights of the Producer hereunder.

4.2 The Producer acknowledges it is the Producers responsibility to obtain the
the rights to any music mentioned in the text of the play. The granting of the
rights to produce the play does not include the rights to the music mentioned
in the stage directions of the play.

5.1 The Author shall receive billing credit in all programs, posters, flyers, advertising
and publicity of the play under the control of the Producer. The Author shall be accorded billing with the respect to the play on a line by itself, immediately following the title of the play. Said billing shall be in a type size no less than 50% of the size of the title. No other person receiving billing shall receive larger type than Author.



5.2 The Author will be sent a copy of all promotional materials as part of the contract
signed. Any video recording of the play must be granted by the Author before any
performances. The Author upon his permission will be sent a copy of the video-
taped copy of the performance of the play.

5.3 The Author shall have the following bio in all programs and press releases about
the production of the play: “Mark Frank (Playwright) is the Theatre Department of
Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville Kansas. His plays have been
produced in New York, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Missouri. He is
the 2003 American College Theatre Festival Merit Award winner for Outstanding
Writing of a Farce for his play Greek Soup. His book of plays, A Collection of
Plays Volume I by Mark Frank was published in 2002 and his second book of plays
is due out in 2005.”

6.1 All rights in the play not expressly granted by the Producer in this agreement
are reserved to the Author for the Author’s uncontrolled disposition and use.

6.2 The Producer acknowledges and agrees that any copyright of the play, including
any extensions or renewals thereof throughout the world, shall be exclusively
in the name of the Author.

7.1 The Producer agrees that no photo copies of the play will be used for rehearsals.
The Producer agrees to obtain copies of, A Collection of Plays by Mark Frank Volume I and II for the official copies of the script by cast and crew.

8.1 Author and Producer will sign both copies of this contract.

8.2 Producer will return one signed contract along with a check made out to
Mark Frank for (amount/($50 per performance) no later than date of first rehersal.

Please mail completed and signed contract with payment to:

Mark Frank (Author)
503 Centennial, Coffeyville, KS 67337
620-251-2967

We will mail a signed copy of the contract for your records back to the return address you provide.

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(Printed name of Producer) (Title of Producer or Company Name)


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(Signature of Producer) (Date)