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Quiz One Flashcards

1
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Factors determining where to place a theatre

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Audience Potential (1-3%)
Transportation
Local Media
Local Organizations
Local Economy
Weather
Local Attitudes
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Divisions of Labor (commercial & non-profit)

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Leadership

  • c: producer
  • np: board of directors

Management

  • c: general manager & theatre owner
  • np: artistic director & managing director

Staff

  • administrative
  • production
  • artistic
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Copyright definition

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the right to copy

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Public domain

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after copyright expires, work moves into public domain- able to be used by all
no standard rule for determining when copyright expires and becomes public domain

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Copyright on original work

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approved production contract through the Dramatists Guild, works out who has rights, who gets royalties, protects the playwright and their rights during rehearsal/casting process

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liscencing

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license holder has secured the performance rights to a play or musical

  • Dramatists Play Service
  • Samuel French Inc.
  • Musical Theatre International (MTI)
  • Rogers and Hammerstein Theatricals (R&H)
  • Tams Witmark
  • Americal Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
  • Broadcast Music Inc (BMI)
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Royalty and how it’s determined

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money the playwright receives for their work

charges determined by when you’re performing, how many performances, and what you’re charging for tickets

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Fair use

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ability to use materials without paying their royalty
determined by:
-purpose/character of the use (commercial or non-profit)
-nature of copyrighted work
-amount of document used
the effect of the use on the potential market for the work

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Four wall agreement

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given a building with no personnel or equipment

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stop clause

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amount agreed to in license (time clause) if show fails to reach a certain amount based on gross weekly box office they can pull out of their lease without any fines or negative repercussions

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Organization- sole proprietor

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single person, greatest risk & reward

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organization- corporation

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a legal entity to protect assets of individuals, perpetual existence
limited risk, high start up cost

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Organization- general partnership/ joint venture

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sole proprietorship with many people

quick to assemble,

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Organization- limited partnership agreement

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General partner
-producer, assumes all control and legal risks, must repay limited partners before profits are split, gets 50% profits

Limited partners
-investors (100% of money, 50% profits), only risking capital, contributes a specific amount of money (10% share = 5% profits)

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Organization- limited liability company (LLC)

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  • allows for standing as legal entity; members aren’t personally liable for losses
  • varying amounts of investments by members
  • varying amounts of distributing profits
  • avoids double taxation (corporate & individual taxing)
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How to raise capital

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Offering papers

  • synopsis of play
  • bios of principals
  • financial/legal organization
  • statement of risk

Backers’ Audition: potential investors invited to hear a script reading, hear music, and see set designs/models to secure their investment

17
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front money

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money invested in a show before the partnership is formed
used for various expenses
considered high risk and so receives high rewards if production moves forward

18
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ATPAM

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Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers

19
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USA

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United Scenic Artists

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SDC

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Stage Directors and Choreographers

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AFM

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American Federation of Musicians

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IATSE

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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees

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AGMA

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American Guild of Musical Artists

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AEA

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Actors’ Equity Association

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Sister unions of AEA

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  1. American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)
  2. American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
  3. American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA)
  4. Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
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Royalty pool

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recipients receive their royalty after the fixed expenses have been deducted from the weekly gross box office sales, typical for musicals

27
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Non-standard commercial contracts

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  • Showcase: >100 seats, no more than 12 performances
  • Workshop: 6-12 weeks of rehearsals (invited audience)
  • Cabaret: 90 minutes, performed in the same room as food and beverage
  • Industrials: using theatrical people to market outside products/services
  • First Class/ National Tours
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First Class/National Tours

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  • oftern supervised by original creative team
  • concurrent or after close of broadway run
  • open ended or sit down run
  • more than one tour, national touring company
29
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League of American Theatres and Producers

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The League

-Broadway’s trade association, research, professional development (Tony awards)

30
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Section 501(c)(3) of IRS Code

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designates an organization as charitable and tax exempt (theatre/dance falls under educational section)

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What is a non-profit?

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  • specialized corporation where profits are reinvested into itself
  • managed by a triangle of artistic director, board of directors, managing director
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Mission Statement

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includes statement of purpose (what are we here to do), statement of ambition (where is the organization heading), statement of values (what do we hold dear)

33
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Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA)

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Lawyers who offer pro bono services to theatre/arts organizations, may serve on board of directors

34
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LORT

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League of Resident Theatres

  • A+: Broadway non-profit (tony eligible)
  • A: grandfathered in when LORT began
  • B+, B, C, D various classifications due to how much money the organization makes

requirements

  • non-profit
  • performing season of at least 12 weeks
  • minimum rehearsal period of 3 weeks
  • operate under LORT agreements with AEA, SDC, and USA
35
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Equity Agreements with non-profits

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Letter of Agreement (LOA): used in developmental situations to provide theatre time and flexibility to develop into standard equity contract, terms vary
Small Professional Theatre Agreement (SPT): Theaters fewer than 350 seats outside of New York, Chicago, and LA
Guest Artist (GA): non-profits who occasionally employ equity actors; no more than two actors unless given special permission, in which case they need an equity stage manager
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Collaborations

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Theaters agree to run same shows in yearly rotation (Company A does show 1 year 1, Company B does show B, Company C does show 3; the next year company A does show 2, etc.)

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