<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Daniel,</div><div>Does your Department get to set the price for tickets, keep the ticket revenue, or is reimbursed for mandated freebies? Students should learn that in Academia, we are introducing them to the realities of Show Business, NOT Show Talent, necessarily.</div><div>/s/ Richard</div><div>_________</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 6:59 AM, Miller, Daniel via Stagecraft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Again, I am asking for your help.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am a one person department in a small university in the upper plains. We have just been given an amazing new theatre facility in which we can do our three to four shows a year. Including the ‘big’ musical. However, the budget I have for
these shows is ridiculous and I am trying to explain to my administration that the money is not enough for what they expect from me and the department. I should also mention that I do not have any other money allocated to me except for the show budgets and
a travel budget for my students and I. The budget below is ‘all’ the money I receive each academic year.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Can you please share what your typical budget is for a straight show and a musical and other needs? It would be greatly appreciated in my efforts to get admin to understand.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In addition, if I am way off here and these budgets look good to you, please tell me. I need to know.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is our ‘total’ yearly budget…..<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Show #1 - $3500<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Show #2 - $3500<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Musical - $10,000<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Travel $1500<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is all the money I receive each academic year. This is basically the amount I have had to work with for the last twelve years. I need your input.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dan<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,76,151);font-family:"Gandhi Serif";font-size:10pt">Daniel L. Miller, M.F.A.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gandhi Sans";font-size:9pt">Associate Professor of Theatre<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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