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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, HelveticaNeue">Any site would work as I could take the numbers outlined and apply to what we need.</div>
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<div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;">Dakota Wesleyan University</div>
<div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;">Mitchell, SD</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 12, 2021 9:55:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Stagecraft Mailing List <stagecraft@theatrical.net><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Miller, Daniel <Daniel.Miller@dwu.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Producing a Play</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Not to be too contrarian, but that’s a really broad question.</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Variables which would impact cost would include:</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">How are you defining non-professional? I’ve seen Highschool Musicals which rival many “Professional theatres” in terms of gear, and venue specifications (with great non-professional crews, too).</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Would this include renting and/or purchasing lighting and sound equipment?</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Different plays have different fees to secure the rights…</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Staffing… depending on the scale of the production, you may have drastically different staffing requirements (Deck hands, Costumes, follow-spots, etc.). Is the staff getting paid, all volunteer, or some split?</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Live music, or pre-recorded?</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">All of these would have major impacts on cost. </p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 12, 2021 12:10 PM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Miller, Daniel <Daniel.Miller@dwu.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [SML] Producing a Play</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">Is there a website, article, resource that does a great job outlining how much it costs to produce a non-professional play / musical? I have been trying to share my own expertise with
our university administration but they would like info from another source beyond me.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Professor of Theatre</p>
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