[SML] Show Budgets Question

[Riter, Andrew]

Hi Dan

I'm not in the same boat you are, so I can't compare numbers.  (I'm in a rental house on Campus)

However, another way to read your budget is that you are given $18,000 for your entire department (including office supplies, not including faculty or staff wages?).  How you spend that money is up to you.

(cut office supplies, don't bring in bottled water to the office . . . .   that sort of cost cutting).

As a sign to your Powers That Be, start producing smaller shows (less set, less actors/costumes; change the musical out for another play).
Have someone (since you already do everything) do a Go Fund Me drive / bake sale to raise funds.  Sometimes "shaming" can work (but consider all possible negative outcomes).

Contact the creative writing department on campus (?), see if they want to go in on a play development workshop (a night of 1 acts:  no rights to pay for).

Other than showing the PTB the excel sheet that Rights have increased by x; lumber increased by y; fabric/costume rentals increased by z; labour costs outside of TAs or free student labour has increased by zz; and comparing that to other similar sized programs, offering to start cutting portions of the program is the next (drastic) method of getting their attention.

Good luck.

Andrew M. Riter
Assistant Technical Director, Head Lighting Technician
Chan Centre

Phone 604 822 2372
andrew.riter at ubc.ca<mailto:andrew.riter at ubc.ca>

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Good morning!

I am a university professor running a one-person theatre department. I produce three plays a year including a musical. I have had the privilege of doing this at this university for 15 years now. As we all know the costs for royalties and the costs for building materials has increased a great deal over the last couple of years. However, my budget has remained the same for a decade. I have asked for increases to the budgets, but administration believes the budgets I have for each production is sufficient. I need your help. Can I get your feedback? Are my budgets sufficient?

These budgets are for ALL aspects of a show from royalties, to props, sets, publicity, etc.

Here is my budget........

Fall Show.........$3500.00
Winter Show..........$3500.00
Musical..........$11,000.00

BTW - Any items needed for the department such as office supplies or equipment repair/replacement, etc. also has to come from these budgets as well.

Is this typical?

I look forward to your replies on this matter.

Daniel

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