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Belle Infidele
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Posted: Tue Apr 1st, 2008 08:31 pm |
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I'm not familiar with how it is in USA or even UK - i'm a translator looking for sth good to translate, but obviously it means browsing through a lot of plays. So the question is - d'you think i'd have to buy the whole lot? Or is this a silly question? :)
How do directors find new plays here? Where i come from (its a small place) we have one (!) agency through which all the plays are sent in and out.
Perhaps i should just trust reviews and buy the plays...
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katoagogo
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Posted: Tue Apr 1st, 2008 09:30 pm |
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Many plays that are in the public domain are posted online. But those are older plays.
Newer plays that are published you will either have to purchase or find a library that can loan you copies.
If there is a theater or a university near you, perhaps they have copies of plays that you may borrow.
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Sam Stone
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Posted: Sat Apr 5th, 2008 12:11 pm |
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Wait a minute!
If you're looking for plays to translate, you must first remember that you need the permission of the author (perhaps the publisher too) in order that you aren't violating copywright laws.
Perhaps it would be better to contact publishers and make yourself known. If interested, they should "give" you the script to translate and then "pay" you for your work. They should already have a feel for which plays would sell well in foreign markets.
Sam
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Belle Infidele
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Posted: Sun Apr 6th, 2008 01:02 pm |
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Oh, yes of course I couldn't just go and translate a play on my own - I was just wondering where others "like me" get the plays, if there are some specific organisations etc. But that's a good idea you had - contacting some publishing houses, theatres myself. (Why didn't i think of that :P)
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