We’ve Got a Beef With ”World Premieres”

from Theater Forward · host Jen Uphoff Gray, Julie Swenson, and Mike Fischer | Forward Theater Company

In theater, a "world premiere" seems easy to define, right? But some licensing agents are gatekeeping this title for promotional purposes, rather than granting it to the companies that invest time and money into producing a brand new play. We share our experience (and frustration) with an east coast "world premiere production" that left our theater company in the cold.

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