Movie Adapt
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Mar/070
Mar/070
Movie Adapt
What does it legally entail to take a non-play movie and adapt it into a high school live drama?
I am directing the senior play at my high school this year. I'd really like to do something that's never been done on stage before, like take a popular movie and adapt it for the stage. What would it take legally to be allowed to do this?
I am directing the senior play at my high school this year. I'd really like to do something that's never been done on stage before, like take a popular movie and adapt it for the stage. What would it take legally to be allowed to do this?
I should mention that no money is being charged for the tickets.
You have to obtain the stage rights from the studio that produced the film (or whoever holds the copyright). Be prepared to be turned down or get a response asking for a lot of money, though.
Whether you charge or not is irrelevant. If the copyright holder learns of an unauthorized adaptation, you could be liable for big penalties. And "fair use" or "study of the work" would not apply here. An unauthorized production would violate the production company's intellectual rights, and their lawyers are doubtless better than any you might hire.
See below for the story of a NY high school that wanted to do an unauthorized production of "Chicago."
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