Play Distribution: Submit a new script

Submit a New Script

  • I confirm that I am a current member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC).
  • Please attach a file of your script. All files should be in .doc or .pdf format. Please ensure that you have removed any personal information from the script that you would not like shared (e.g. email address, phone numbers, etc.)
    Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.

  • Script Information

  • Enter any co-creators names here
  • Please include keywords so that your play is more searchable. (For example: dogs, Winnipeg, aging)

  • Past Amateur Productions

    Please include only information about amateur productions, including staged readings.

  • Past Professional Productions

    If your play has not received a professional production, please leave this section blank and move on to the next section. Do not include information about amateur productions, including staged readings. WONDERING WHAT MAKES A PRODUCTION PROFESSIONAL? Generally speaking, a production is considered professional if the involved artists were contracted and paid according to industry rates (as set by CAEA, PGC, ADC, and so forth). Community theatre and school productions are considered amateur and/or semi-professional, but not professional. Theatre companies that are members of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) are considered professional. Beyond that, what is considered professional can be slippery and difficult to grasp, as with Fringe Festival scenarios, so if in doubt, please call the office. Questions to ask for further clarity: Was the playwright paid with royalties (rather than an honorarium)? Were CAEA performers contracted? Was there a charge for admission? If the answer to these three questions is yes, then chances are, you are describing a professional production.
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  • Casting

  • Please enter any information that a producer casting this play may need to know. This may include information on characters’ age, gender, background, racialization, or if any roles can be doubled, etc.
  • Please enter any information that a producer or educator considering this play might need to know about its content, including if there’s any swearing, references to potentially triggering events, etc.

  • School Productions

  • Was your script previously published? Please provide the information below.

    If your play is currently in print with another publisher, please contact orders@playwrightsguild.ca before completing this form to ensure that your script can be accepted through this program.
  • Please provide the Publisher, ISBN, Title of Publication, Year of Publication, and any other information you wish to share.

  • Distribution and Performance Rights

    Select the check boxes to agree to the following terms
  • I confirm that I have secured the permission of any co-creators or their executor(s) to submit this work to PGC’s Play Distribution Program, to be sold in the Canadian Play Outlet.
  • PGC requires written permission from any co-creators, confirming their agreement to distribute the script through the Canadian Play Outlet, and outlining the agreed-upon royalty split. Please upload the written permission here in .docx or .pdf format. Contact orders@playwrightsguild.ca to request a template if required.
    Max. file size: 50 MB.

  • Professional Productions

    PGC does not administer professional production rights, but frequently receives requests for professional rights information.

  • Amateur Productions

    PGC will administer your amateur rights on request only for an administrative fee. You can read PGC’s Amateur Rights Policies and Procedures here (copy link to browser): https://playwrightsguild.ca/browse/amateur-rights-at-pgc/amateur-rights-for-playwrights/
    If you have a representative who handles the amateur rights for this play then please provide their name below.

  • Script Royalties

    The playwright receives a percentage of each sale of each of their digital scripts from PGC. Find out more details about how PGC handles script royalties by reading the Frequently Asked Questions here (copy link to browser): https://playwrightsguild.ca/browse/play-distribution-program/

  • Additional Information

  • Please provide as much information as possible, including name, mailing address, phone number, email address and relationship.
  • Please attach a cover design for your unpublished script so we can feature it in the Canadian Play Outlet. **All cover photos MUST have the title of the play with the playwright’s name and should be in a high resolution jpg or png format. ** Including a design can aid with the marketing of your play, and make it stand out in the store’s website. Cover Designs should fit to regular letter sized paper (8.5×11″).
    Accepted file types: jpg, png, Max. file size: 50 MB.
  • “For any productions, Please Contact (Name of Playwright) or their representative to ensure that you have the most recent draft.”
  • Here you can provide links to positive critical reviews that your play has received for inclusion on the Canadian Play Outlet website.
  • This information will not be released, but may be used in the creation of curated collections on the Canadian Play Outlet website. Collections are created regularly to aid in customer engagement and categorize titles by theme and/or subject matter. Existing collections include “Indigenous Playwrights” “LGBTQI2S Playwrights” “Black History Month” and others. See all of our collections here: https://www.canadianplayoutlet.com/collections
  • In order to help us fit your script into the curated collections on our website, please check the applicable boxes below:
  • Please provide any additional notes that the office should be aware of regarding this play.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
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