<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Daniel,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">We need more info to be able to begin to talk about budget. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">How big is your stage?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Do you teach all of the classes in your department? Who teaches Design and Technology?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Who directs the shows?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Is this the budget for Costumes, Lights, Sound and Projection as well?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Who designs each area?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Do you have any Labor, or is it just you and your students?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Do you have any stock of Scenery, Props & Costumes</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Do you have any life outside of your department?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">I am a retired TD who spent about half of my Career in Educational Theater and half in the Professional Theater. Depending on some of the answers above I would be very concerned for your health and well being!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Mike</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Michael Katz<br><a href="mailto:narishkup@gmail.com" target="_blank">narishkup@gmail.com</a><br>C: 857.383.0020</div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 1:41 PM Miller, Daniel via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<span style="color:black">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?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">These budgets are for ALL aspects of a show from royalties, to props, sets, publicity, etc.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Here is my budget……..<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Fall Show………$3500.00<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Winter Show……….$3500.00<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Musical……….$11,000.00<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Is this typical?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">I look forward to your replies on this matter.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Gandhi Sans",serif;color:black">Associate Professor of Theatre</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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