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Ordering

	How do I order books? How do I order performance rights?
	How do I take advantage of the Free Shipping offer?
	How many books do I need to buy?
	Why hasn't my order arrived yet?
	If I order online, do I need to use a credit card?
	Do I have to use the website to place an order?
	What's the fastest way to get the books to me?
	Do I have to pay the full royalty fee?
	How long does shipping take? How much does shipping cost?
	How do I order books online, without performances?
	Can I fax an order?
	Do I need to set up an account with you to begin an order?
	How much do books cost? How much do performance rights cost?
	What are my payment options?
	Can I use just a purchase order number?
	How do I order more than one title?
	Is this play available in an anthology, or only as a single title?
	Are all of your plays in stock?
	Where do I send payment?
	What do these prices mean?
	What is your refund policy?
	What is a purchase order?
	What's in a Musical Production Package?
	Why am I getting the error message "Invalid Referrer URL" when I try to process my credit card?
	What if I'm not affiliated with an organization? Can I still order online?
	Am I an amateur or professional group?
	Are your plays sold in bookstores?
	Is my credit card information secure?
	Are these prices in U.S. dollars?

Rights

	Do I have to pay the royalty fee if I am performing the play or musical?
	Do I have to pay the royalty fee if we're not charging admission?
	Can I photocopy your books?
	How do I get permission to perform an excerpt at a festival or competition?
	Can I change or cut adult language?
	Are the performance rights available for the play or musical I want?
	How long will it take to get performance rights?
	When am I required to pay a percentage of my box office revenue?
	Can I perform the play as it appears in a non-Playscripts edition (anthology, magazine, etc.)?
	What are the royalty fees for professional theaters?

Website

	How do I find a play in your online catalog?
	Where is the free script sample?
	How do I find a play with a specific cast size? With a specific breakdown of males and females?
	Can I print out the online script samples?
	Why won't the script sample show up on my screen?
	How do I access my Customer Control Center?
	How much of the play is contained in the free online script samples?
	Now that I've read the script sample, how does the play end?

Submissions

	How do I submit my play?
	What services do you offer playwrights?
	When will I know your decision?
	Why haven't you responded to my submission yet? Does silence mean I'm rejected? Should I follow up?
	What kind of publisher are you? Do you publish books?
	What if my play gets another offer from a competing publisher?
	Can I submit to more than one publisher while my play is under consideration with Playscripts?
	How much do you charge the customer for books? How much for performance rights?
	Do you publish everything that's submitted?
	What type of plays can you accept?
	How do I submit a revised version of a play that is already in your submission queue?
	May I submit a musical?
	Is there a submission fee?
	Will you plagiarize my work?
	What does "exclusivity" mean exactly? Can I publish with other companies, too?
	What sort of marketing do you do for your plays?
	Do you ship out a catalog?
	Does your contract include film rights?
	Are your plays sold in bookstores?
	Can I shop around my play to theaters myself once it's published?
	Can I see a copy of your author contract?
	Do I receive books once published? Do I get an author discount?

Miscellaneous

	I'm looking for a specific play and it doesn't seem like you publish it. Do you publish it?
	Can I have a free print catalog mailed to me?
	Can I download the print catalog?
	Can you email the script to me?
	Does the book contain the entire play?
	Does the binder book contain any additional material?
	What is the ISBN number for this play?
	Can you mail me an invoice?
	What is your phone number?
	Where can I learn more about the writers?
	How many plays do you publish?
	What has the press had to say about you?
	Do you carry musicals?
	Do you publish children's plays? Do you publish plays appropriate for middle schools?
	Do you publish monologues?
	How do I get a W9 form?
	What is your Federal Tax ID number?
	May I have the contact information for a playwright?
	Can I videotape our production?
	Are you a corporation?