PERFORMANCE RIGHTS

FOR

AUDITION SCENES AND MONOLOGUES

FOR IRENE RYAN AUDITION MATERIAL

Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Audition material should be selected from the following:

• Public domain material (non-copyrighted material)

• Material written for or by the candidate

• Material for which permission of the rights holder can be secured

Written proof of permission from the rights holder must be presented at each level of Irene Ryan Auditions for any material that has not previously been designated as available (see rights holders' information below). Once you receive written permission, you must provide A COPY at each round of festival auditions (keep the original secured in your possession at festival, as this is a legal document entitling you to perform the piece, and without same you will be barred from performing that piece in your audition). Any royalty fee(s) for material performed in the auditions is the sole responsibility of the nominee . Be advised that if a royalty fee is required, it must be paid prior to receiving written permission to perform the material. Please plan accordingly.

If you advance to the regional final round , you must pay a royalty fee of $15.00 for each Samuel French title performed. You don't need to pay a royalty for approved Samuel French titles in the regional preliminary or semi-final rounds; nor if you are advanced to the national finals in Washington, D.C.  If advanced to the regional final round, your Samuel French royalty checks need to be made payable to: "Samuel French--KCACTF Ryans.” In the check “memo” area, write the name of the play (and your name, if not on the check). Give your check to the Irene Ryan Coordinator at the regional final round check-in (who will immediately mail it to Sam French).

Cuts or changes to published material may be in violation of copyright. KCACTF expects that nominees will abide by the rights holder's restrictions regarding cuts and changes. KCACTF affirms authors' rights to have their work presented to the public with integrity.

Remember that many plays that may be in the public domain in their original language ARE NOT in the public domain when translated into English.  If you wish to perform a translation of a play not originally written in English, make certain that the rights are available for that translation and, if necessary, obtain written permission and pay whatever royalty is required.

To find the publisher of a particular play , go to the following website:

http://www.playscripts.com/findaplay/index.shtml

Once you ascertain who the publisher is, then go to the section for that publisher (below) and follow the instructions specific to that company.

Information from the most prominent rights-holding companies in the U.S. appears below.

If the play you have selected is handled by an agency not listed below, you MUST contact that agent to secure written permission to perform your selection.

Now on the national web site click on this link http://www.kcactf.org/rights & royalties.htm