Washington Place

 

October 2, 2021

  Today’s email from Sublime Press:

To whom it may concern,

Asheville School's drama department is planning on producing David Hopes' play Washington Place on Oct. 21st-Oct.23rd. 

I'm writing to inquire about the royalty fees that we need to pay. 

The auditorium seats 350. We do NOT charge admission for our productions. 

Thanking you in advance for your immediate attention to this matter, 

JC, Director of Music and Drama, Asheville School

And again: 

JC, at Asheville School, was apologetic for the lateness of the request and immediately agreed to the full fee of $375 for three performances. He offered to pay instantly by credit card; but, I’m going to see if he can’t cut you a check, instead, so that you receive every penny.  My initial, thoughtless response to the idea of high school kids acting such a play was that they could never hold a candle to our original cast. Then I thought, “My god, it’s perfect! These high schoolers would come pretty damn close to the ages of the characters.”

SS