2007-12-21 19:47:01 · 3 answers · asked by Sean 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Public domain only means that it is available to perform free of rights. And that is only the case if the playwright has passed on and has not entrusted the work to his/her estate.
I.e: Shakespeare is public domain because there was no estate to which his work was tied after his death, however Beckett has an estate run by his relatives which means you still have to pay the rights for the script even though Beckett has been dead for ages.
You can buy the script pretty much anywhere, but you will need to contact the right company/estate (printed inside the cover it will tell you who to call about rights) in order to find out if it is indeed public domain.
Hope that helps!
2007-12-23 03:01:08 · answer #1 · answered by jpmummy2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but you should be able to find a copy at barnes and nobel for less then $12.
2007-12-22 08:32:34 · answer #2 · answered by fixing_uh_hole 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a used copy from bookfinder.com for practically nothing
2007-12-22 09:59:52 · answer #3 · answered by Theatre Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋