| re: 'Rise' about to wrap: Do high schools have the discretion to cut anything from a show? | |
| Posted by: Britannia 01:02 pm EDT 05/10/18 | |
| In reply to: re: 'Rise' about to wrap: Do high schools have the discretion to cut anything from a show? - mikem 11:28 pm EDT 05/09/18 | |
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| That's a good question, and it's such an unusual one, I don't have a full answer. As a competent director, you do your homework up front to avoid having to cancel shows (i.e. getting the show cleared with the principal, being wise in choosing the show fitting for your community), so it's not something 99.987% of people would face. In my experience years ago, you pay the royalty up front based on the number of seats in your house, the number of performance, and, I believe, the ticket price. So, you are paying for every seat whether you have someone in it or not, and you pay that ahead (perhaps with a P.O.). By the time you are in rehearsals, you've paid your fees. You also pay the rental and shipping fees for all the materials, then you have to ship all that back out of your budget. So, if they would conceivably refund your royalty payment, you would still be paying for all the rehearsal materials you are renting and needing to ship back. Back in 1999, when I was doing "Hello, Dolly!" in, perhaps, a 600-seat theatre, the cost was around $1600 for royalties and renting the materials. That doesn't sound like a lot, but when you are a high school theater and your budget is whatever you make in ticket sales (with the exception of salaries, which are covered in the district budget), you can't break even (at least, not on a one-weekend show, as we had in our small town). When we did "The Pajama Game," the royalty was lower because the show wasn't as in-demand. We still didn't break even. So, again, switching shows like they did in "Rise" really wouldn't happen. A more realistic scenario would be Rosie Perez is the long-time director, and she's got her heart set on "Grease." Before the school year, the principal pulls the rug out from under her for a very strong reason. Or, she is in rehearsal for "Grease," but gets accused of crossing the line with one or more students. That would give the principal reason to replace her, and it would give them some justifiable reason to switch shows and cover those costs. Then, Rosie's character would be fired or placed on paid leave, never to be seen again. |
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