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| Williamstown Festival Sound Crew Walks Out Over Working Conditions | |
| Posted by: Clancy 10:25 pm EDT 07/20/21 | |
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| The rainy summer in the Berkshires has caused difficulty for the outdoor production of "Row." | |
| Link | LA Times: Williamstown festival crew walks off the job. It’s a cautionary tale for outdoor theater |
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| re: Williamstown Festival Sound Crew Walks Out Over Working Conditions | |
| Posted by: singleticket 01:15 pm EDT 07/21/21 | |
| In reply to: Williamstown Festival Sound Crew Walks Out Over Working Conditions - Clancy 10:25 pm EDT 07/20/21 | |
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| This sounds like a nightmare for the stage and lighting crew. It's a shame because Mandy Greenfield seems like a solid choice for artistic director of the festival. |
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| C'mon, LA Times | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 09:08 am EDT 07/21/21 | |
| In reply to: Williamstown Festival Sound Crew Walks Out Over Working Conditions - Clancy 10:25 pm EDT 07/20/21 | |
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| “The Row over ‘Row’” headline was staring you right in the face. Sounds like a nightmare. Good on the sound crew for taking collective action. |
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| re: Williamstown Festival Sound Crew Walks Out Over Working Conditions | |
| Posted by: Billhaven 11:43 pm EDT 07/20/21 | |
| In reply to: Williamstown Festival Sound Crew Walks Out Over Working Conditions - Clancy 10:25 pm EDT 07/20/21 | |
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| The interns work 13 hour days and have to PAY for Festival housing? | |
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| re: Williamstown Festival Sound Crew Walks Out Over Working Conditions | |
| Posted by: mikem 08:28 am EDT 07/21/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Williamstown Festival Sound Crew Walks Out Over Working Conditions - Billhaven 11:43 pm EDT 07/20/21 | |
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| Do we know they are all interns? If they are being paid by the hour, they should have been getting overtime. It all sounds disorganized and like things weren't thought through. | |
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| re: Williamstown Festival Sound Crew Walks Out Over Working Conditions | |
| Posted by: BillyD 09:00 am EDT 07/21/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Williamstown Festival Sound Crew Walks Out Over Working Conditions - mikem 08:28 am EDT 07/21/21 | |
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| I think the apprentices paid $3,500 for room and board in a regular summer. My understanding is that the apprentice and intern programs aren't in place this year. This Times article from '04 explains - - $3,000 at that time. |
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| Link | NY Times '04 on Williamstown apprentice program |
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| and I thought opera companies were taking advantage for charging application fees and accompanist fees for apprentice programs | |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 01:48 pm EDT 07/21/21 | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 01:43 pm EDT 07/21/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Williamstown Festival Sound Crew Walks Out Over Working Conditions - BillyD 09:00 am EDT 07/21/21 | |
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| If some company has to charge for coming to NY or elsewhere for a few days of auditions and has to charge apprentices (or regular artists) for an audition, they maybe shouldn't be running an opera company if they can't afford it. They can't afford renting a room in an audition studio and an accompanist and have to have singers foot the bill for their transportation, meals and hotels? That's really bullshit. I don't know if they actually charged for the apprentice experience though -- that's pretty crummy. My coach from the Met told me years ago that most apprentice programs were set up to get a cheap chorus in exchange for offering some coaching and classes. Also disheartening was that some "managers" charged retainer fees by the month for clients, which is also a scam. There frankly isn't enough opera production or performances per year in the U.S. to justify such fees, especially since long-distance telephone calling, texting and e-mail in the U.S. is so cheap nowadays. Agents (managers, in opera) should have more of a stake in their talent anyway so they don't have to charge them until they get work, like theatrical agents. |
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