"Small" Theatre Budgets
The semi-pro Bailiwick Theatre of Chicago, in a fundraising email, gives a peek inside the expenses of perhaps a typical small urban semi-pro company.
A donation of $2500 pays the phone bill and rent for just one weekKeep in mind, Chicago rents are actually cheaper than NYC and other large cities.
Gas to heat us through the winter is $5000
A donation of $20 pays one actor for one performance. Over 200 performers each played an average of 15 shows last year here at Bailiwick
A donation of $1000 pays for a director; $300 for a designer
A donation of $500 can pay for a set in the Studio.
$25,000 will buy us the new lighting equipment we need so desperately
$1,500 is our monthly electric bill.
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