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Town Hall: Actors’ Equity Association & Our 99-Seat Theatres

MO NDAY, AUG UST 22, 2016 LO S ANG ELES THEATR E CENTER

EVENT OVERVIEW

Framework & Introductions

Steven Leigh Morris Executive Director, LA STAGE Alliance

Intimate Theater – Cost Analysis

50 Intimate Theaters

• Season Expenses

Intimate Theater – Cost Analysis

50 Intimate Theaters

• Single Production

Expenses

Intimate Theater – Cost Analysis

50 Intimate Theaters

• # of Theatres by

Gross Income

Intimate Theater – Cost Analysis

50 Intimate Theaters

• Season Gross Income

Production Budget Comparison

6 wks of rehearsal @ 24 hrs per wk + 30 shows

CURRENT 99 SEAT PLAN

• 5 Actors x $200 rehearsal stipend = $1,

1,000

• 5 Actors x 30 shows x $25/show = $3,

3,750

• 1 Stage Manager Rehearsal @$10/hr x 36 hrs x

6 wks = $2, 2,160

• 1 Stage Manager Shows @ $45/show x 30 shows =

$1, 1,350

• 1 Stage Manager Add’l Hours During Run @ $10/hr

x 75 hrs = $75 750 TO TOTA TAL = = $9, 9,010

NEW AEA PLAN STARTING 12/14/16

• 5 Actors x 24 hrs x 5 wks x $11/hr = $6,

6,60 600

• 5 Actors x 30 shows x $33 show = $4,

4,950

• 1 Stage Manager Rehearsal @ $11/hr x 36 hrs x

6 wks = $2, 2,376

• 1 Stage Manager Shows @ $40/show x 30 shows =

$1, 1,200

• 1 Stage Manager Add’l Hours During Run @ $11/hr

x 75 hrs = $82 825

• 18% Employee Processing Fees = $2,

2,871 TO TOTA TAL = = $18 18,822

Production Budget Comparison

6 weeks of rehearsal (24 hrs per wk) + 30 shows

CURRENT 99 SEAT PLAN TO TOTA TAL ACTOR/STAGE MGR = = $9, 9,010 21.5% of an avg $42,000 budget NEW AEA PLAN STARTING 12/14/16 TOTAL ACTOR/STAGE MGR = = $18 18,822 44.8% of an avg $42,000 budget DI DIFFERENCE = = $9, 9,812 Equivalent to selling an additional 327 seats at $30/seat

Panelists

• Tom Buderwitz
• Gary Grossman
• Armina LaManna
• Rebecca Metz
• Michael Shepperd
• Vanessa Claire Stewart

Alternate Plan Proposal

Larry Poindexter

• Los Angeles Intimate Theater Code (LAITC)
• Developed by Los Angeles Equity Members

Los Angeles Intimate Theater Code

• Availability of Plan
• All 501(c)3 theatre companies operating in venues with 99 seats or

less.

• Maximum # of Performances For A Single Production
• 24 performances maximum
• 24+ performances -> moves to AEA’s New 99-seat Agreement

(minimum wage)

• Exception: Extend up to 40 performances for a single production

each fiscal year

Los Angeles Intimate Theater Code

• Single Production Budget
• $40,000 max for a Play (cast under 10)
• $50,000 max for Musicals (cast under 10)
• Casts 10+: budget increased incrementally (amount TBD)
• Budget Includes Production Specific Costs:
• Directors, designers, actors
• Set Materials & Construction
• Lighting, Sound, Video specific to production
• Advertising & Promotion
• Budget Does NOT Include:
• Rent & Facilities (utilities/maintenance)
• Administrative Theater Staff

Los Angeles Intimate Theater Code

• Cap on Administrative Costs
• 25% of the Organization’s Annual Revenue (Line 12, Federal 990

Form)

• Organizations Operating 5+ years:
• Admin staff capped for 2 years if paying FT/PT Development Director
• Exception granted 1 time per organization

Los Angeles Intimate Theater Code

• Actor’s Reimbursement
• Production Budget below $25,000 -> $15 per performance actor stipend
• Production Budget above $25,000 (lower than cap) -> $25 per performance actor

stipend Calculation on how theatres calculate rehearsal reimbursement expenses should be discussed and a minimum amount determined. Responsibility of the theater to collect and log expense receipts.

Los Angeles Intimate Theater Code

Other Thoughts For a New Plan

• Rehearsal Period (Similar to AEA Self-Producing Code)
• Videotape (with actor consent)
• Safe & Sanitary Actor Protected Provisions
• Same as AEA’s Transitional LA 99-seat Theatre Code
• Length of Plan (In Effect for 5 years)
• Committee to Monitor Plan
• AEA Actors, Stage Managers, Members of Western Advisory Board and Producers

Questions

Pass your written questions to the aisles, then down to the front

Thank you