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The Dramatists Guild, which claims a membership of 7,000 U.S. and British playwrights, has drawn up a standard contract for use by authors whose works are produced in theaters associated with the League of Resident Theaters. League officials, however, refused to participate in negotiations and reportedly intend to ignore the guild’s new document. League theaters have in the past made individual deals with authors, and if theaters refuse to accept the guild’s move to a standardized agreement, a major confrontation looms between nonprofit theaters and authors.