Freebie: "Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs"

On Monday, after nearly 200 performances, the monologuist Mike Daisey was to release a theatrical transcript of his latest one-man show, “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs,” through his Web site, mikedaisey.blogspot.com. It will be free to download and in a rare twist, if an aspiring performer should want to mount a production of the show, Mr. Daisey will not ask for payment.

“The monologue will be released as a PDF, and it comes with very open licenses and you can perform it forever, without paying royalties, wherever you want,” Mr. Daisey said in a telephone interview. The decision comes from his desire to connect with other theater artists and to help organizations that  have inquired about the show and want to adapt the work, which describes his trip to Shenzhen, China, and his meetings with factory workers, including those who make Apple products at Foxconn. ...NYT