The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide
Grippo, a theatrical attorney, producer, and commercially  produced playwright, has filled a hole in theater literature  with this one-stop guide to theater law for non-attorneys. It  covers everything from organizing a theater company to  dissolving one. As anyone who has worked in even the smallest  theater knows, legal issues touch every aspect of producing a  play, from obtaining performance space and licensing plays, to  managing commercial and nonprofit companies, to safety and  taxes. While not going into specifics-which would be impossible,  as state and local laws vary greatly-Grippo provides checklists  of the questions producers need to address at each stage of a  production. He is the first to state firmly that this book is  "not a substitute for legal advice," and he clearly disclaims  responsibility for himself and the publisher should anyone  decide to use it as such. Yet Grippo does promise that by  addressing the questions presented here, a producer will greatly  decrease the amount of money spent on attorney's fees. Highly  recommended for theater, law, and small business  collections.Laura A. Ewald, Murray State Univ. Lib., KYCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.