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Unclepeter
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Joined: 7/26/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 37 |
 Posted: 7/26/05 at 11:49pm |
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We recently doubled our size, about a year ago, going from 100 max to 200 max for dinner theater. We are in a small southern town of about 10,000. We were given an old retail building in the center of town which was in very poor condition. Through untold nights of tearing out the stuff in the building, removing junk (10 each 10 ton dumpsters) and then going into debt for approximately $250,000, we now have a theatre that is the talk of the town. It is made available (rental basis) for other functions, just to pay the bills. My salary as vice president of the board/janitor/maintenance man/set builder/sound and light tech/and sometimes, actor doubled. Two times zero is ZERO. No one in our group is paid more than applause and thanks, and we have done a musical every year including Fiddler on the Roof, Oklahoma, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Blame it on the Movies, Pete 'n Keely. Love of the theatre overcomes all! |
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"Good judgement comes from experience - and a lot of that comes from bad judgement." (Will Rogers)
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pauliebonn
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Joined: 4/15/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 62 |
Posted: 7/29/05 at 12:38am |
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We have a seating capacity of 176, do 6 shows a year, and pay our directors, stage managers, lighting designer, set designer, and our musicians. The only "staff" member that we have is PT, and she is paid an hourly wage.
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Wishbone
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Joined: 8/05/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 22 |
Posted: 8/26/05 at 12:38pm |
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I know what small is. At my youth theater (Little Lost Arts) we only have 50 seats. Check it out at littlelostarts.com. Wishbone |
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Scott B
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Joined: 12/08/04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 239 |
Posted: 9/02/05 at 12:29am |
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Oh my gosh ... small is 614??? Surely that's a misprint.
 We might as well be called Vagabond Theatre Company as we rely on churches and any other venue that will take us. Doug asked if anyone had less than 60. While I'm not a member of the group and never been in one of their productions, we do have a small group in town that seats approximately 45. They're getting ready to do a three hour version of King Lear. Since it only holds 45 it's danged impossible to sleep and not get noticed!!!  |
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MartyW
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Joined: 2/02/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 555 |
Posted: 9/02/05 at 1:04pm |
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I belong to five different CT's. A few pay, most don't. Of the ones that pay the most consitant one has a pay schedule as follows: Director (straight play) $300 (Musical) $400 Producer (straight play) $300 (Musical) $400 Music Director $400 Rehearsal Pianist $250 Choreographer $200 Orchestra Member $175 As for whether they should or not, I don't care one way or the other. I do what I do for the fun of it. (although you won't see me NOT take the check when its offered) |
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Gaafa
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Joined: 3/21/04 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 1181 |
Posted: 9/03/05 at 1:46am |
Yes we have the 'Smallest Theatre in the world here at Seaforth in Gosnells West Australia. The Acorn theatre. [Guinness Book of Records] They have a full maximum capacity of about 21 seats. They lost the mantle as the smallest for a while, to a converted Pizza shop/Theatre, which seated 17 somewhere in Italy? But it was closed down because the owner wanted it back to produce more dough I suppose - boom bom! |
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Joe
Western Gondawandaland turn right @ Perth. Hear the light & see the sound. Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"} May you always play to a full house} |
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75director
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Joined: 8/19/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 122 |
Posted: 9/03/05 at 1:46pm |
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Our theatre employs a staff of two, myself as full-time Artistic Director and a part-time Box Office Manager. For musicals we hire a music director for $500 and a rehearsal/show accompanist for $300. I direct all our productions (5 mainstage and a few smaller productions throughout the year), so that's part of my overall salary, which is around $30,000 a year. I realize that we're an exception having a permanent staff, especially for our size of community -- 13,000. Theatre capacity is 200 which is just right for our size of town and the number of performances we do. Our box office manager is paid $7.50 an hour |
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Podium
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Joined: 9/21/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
Posted: 9/21/05 at 8:52pm |
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I find it interesting that some mentioned paying the stage designer but
no one mentioned paying the costumer/seamstress. (Notice the last part
of seamstress is -STRESS :) Our last show I put in 4 hours a night for
6 weeks at my sewing machine. But no one ever seems to think we should
be in the paid category- hmmm.
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dougb
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Joined: 3/30/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 148 |
Posted: 9/23/05 at 11:34am |
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Podium: You are exactly right - that is why we do not pay
anyone. Lots of people put in tons of time to make a production
successful. As soon as anyone gets paid (with the possible
exception of musicians) you start establishing the relative value of
those involved. Yes, the director is important and works hard but
what would the production look like without sets or props or costumes
or lights and sound?
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Nyria
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Joined: 1/20/05 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 157 |
Posted: 10/12/05 at 5:41pm |
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I am on the board (and sometimes work for) a non-profit children's theatre. The actors pay to be in the shows. It is a workshop style and they are young/new actors learning the trade. We pay our directors $3000 - $5000 depending on the size of the show. But it should be noted that we only hire 'professional' directors - those with vast experience and usually an education in theatre (degree or diploma from theatre school or equivalant) We also pay our choreographer and music directors (About $1000 each or more depending on how much they are expected to do) Oh and our SM too We also have a full time producer at $500 a month. Everything else is done by students from the local schools and parents. HTH -- |
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