Recent Theatre Site News & Updates
Important Update from Broadway Licensing August 2023
Please read the following carefully before submitting your UIL internal cuts and change requests:
Broadway Licensing titles (which includes all Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts, and Broadway Licensing Musicals)
If you are making ANY internal cuts, removing expletives, obscenities, or profanities, any such cuts must FIRST be approved by Broadway Licensing.
You must submit your detailed requests for internal cuts/changes to Broadway Licensing, so that they can forward them on to the authors and/or their representatives for approval.
Please note that ALL requests must be submitted prior to UIL’s submission deadline of December 10th. Broadway Licensing cannot guarantee approval of your request after this date. Please allow at least two weeks turnaround time for approval.
Approval from UIL does not mean your cuts/changes requests are approved by Broadway Licensing. Broadway Licensing cannot guarantee author approvals for your cut/change requests will be granted, even if UIL approves of your selection. Broadway's authors and their representatives have sole discretion over any alterations made to their work, under US copyright laws.
Teachers, if you have questions please email:
dpsnonpro@broadwaylicensing.com for DPS (Dramatists Play Service) titles
playscriptsinfo@broadwaylicensing.com for Playscripts titles
blmusicals-nonpro@broadwaylicensing.com for Broadway Licensing Musicals
From Broadway Licensing (DPS): Lauren Gunderson Plays
UPDATED 11/8/2024
If you have any questions regarding your license or have inquiries regarding titles by Lauren Gunderson, please contact Broadway Licensing.
Please do not contact the playwright. All communication regarding any Lauren Gunderson play must be directed to Broadway Licensing.
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FEBRUARY 03, 2023
Schools holding a performing license for the plays of Lauren Gunderson have permission to make cuts at their discretion, as needed, for UIL OAP competition.
Broadway Licensing has updated their internal policy to approve any Lauren Gunderson title cut requests as of this week. If you have any questions regarding your license, please contact Broadway Licensing directly.
Please do not contact the playwright. All communication regarding any Lauren Gunderson play must be directed to Broadway Licensing.
To Kill a Mockingbird removed from Approved Long Plays List
To Kill a Mockingbird, the version by Christopher Sergel, has been removed from the UIL Approved Long Play List. Due to legal issues, Dramatic Publishing is no longer allowed to permit the script to be cut for any reason.
Schools can contact Dramatic Publishing with any questions.
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street removed from Approved Play List
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street by C.G. Bond has been removed from the UIL Lists of Approved plays. Please contact the UIL Theatre office or Concord Theatricals if you have any questions.