right rates
Fri, 30 Aug 2002, 01:11 pmgeorgia8 posts in thread
right rates
Fri, 30 Aug 2002, 01:11 pmokay, maybe someone here could help me...
i am wanting to produce a play early to mid next year written by a Canadian writer. Now i have been in contact with her and as she doesn't have an agent or a set fee for independant companies, she has asked me to name my price...
i just want to know what the standard in Perth is!
it is in two-acts and never been performed here (well, once in Wagga Wagga but that doesn't count...). We are an independant company and need to know asap as funding rounds are finishing soon...
have been in contact with Australian writers guild and they sent me here....
just want some advice!
that would be fabbo
George
i am wanting to produce a play early to mid next year written by a Canadian writer. Now i have been in contact with her and as she doesn't have an agent or a set fee for independant companies, she has asked me to name my price...
i just want to know what the standard in Perth is!
it is in two-acts and never been performed here (well, once in Wagga Wagga but that doesn't count...). We are an independant company and need to know asap as funding rounds are finishing soon...
have been in contact with Australian writers guild and they sent me here....
just want some advice!
that would be fabbo
George
georgiaFri, 30 Aug 2002, 01:11 pm
okay, maybe someone here could help me...
i am wanting to produce a play early to mid next year written by a Canadian writer. Now i have been in contact with her and as she doesn't have an agent or a set fee for independant companies, she has asked me to name my price...
i just want to know what the standard in Perth is!
it is in two-acts and never been performed here (well, once in Wagga Wagga but that doesn't count...). We are an independant company and need to know asap as funding rounds are finishing soon...
have been in contact with Australian writers guild and they sent me here....
just want some advice!
that would be fabbo
George
i am wanting to produce a play early to mid next year written by a Canadian writer. Now i have been in contact with her and as she doesn't have an agent or a set fee for independant companies, she has asked me to name my price...
i just want to know what the standard in Perth is!
it is in two-acts and never been performed here (well, once in Wagga Wagga but that doesn't count...). We are an independant company and need to know asap as funding rounds are finishing soon...
have been in contact with Australian writers guild and they sent me here....
just want some advice!
that would be fabbo
George
Walter PlingeFri, 30 Aug 2002, 01:16 pm
Re: right rates
A consideration might be to donate a percentage of the takings to a charity of the playwright's choice.
What you pay the author will most likely depend on how many people you anticipate will come to see the show meausred against the costs of putting the show on.
Not much help really, am I? But the charity angle does seem to work with most authors who are "represented".
El
What you pay the author will most likely depend on how many people you anticipate will come to see the show meausred against the costs of putting the show on.
Not much help really, am I? But the charity angle does seem to work with most authors who are "represented".
El
CrispianFri, 30 Aug 2002, 05:51 pm
Re: right rates
Hmm....perhaps a percentage from the box office?
Crispy.
Crispy.
jassepSat, 31 Aug 2002, 07:57 pm
Re: right rates
Hi Georgia,
For a pro performance of a well known playwrights work, *generally* 10%+ of the gross box office is expected. BUT, given this writer is seemingly not so interested in the fiscal side of things, I would suggest a win-win solution -
Namely; she is obviously very interested to see how the work goes over here, yes? If so, offer her a nominal percentage, say 1-3% of gross (or to charity as El suggested) + a video of the production so she can see it being performed. Not as good as being there but it will go a long way for her to be able to refine her current and later work. Not to mention the thrill of being able to show her colleagues her work as presented in "The Australian Idiom!" - just make sure the vid's half decent!! ;o)
And I think most writers, no matter how 'jaded', are mostly interested in how the play works! I have first hand experience with the jaded kind of writer, so I know its pretty true! :o)
Just my 2 cents, Thou saucy clay-brained flax-wench! (say, this insult button is pretty cool!)
Jason
For a pro performance of a well known playwrights work, *generally* 10%+ of the gross box office is expected. BUT, given this writer is seemingly not so interested in the fiscal side of things, I would suggest a win-win solution -
Namely; she is obviously very interested to see how the work goes over here, yes? If so, offer her a nominal percentage, say 1-3% of gross (or to charity as El suggested) + a video of the production so she can see it being performed. Not as good as being there but it will go a long way for her to be able to refine her current and later work. Not to mention the thrill of being able to show her colleagues her work as presented in "The Australian Idiom!" - just make sure the vid's half decent!! ;o)
And I think most writers, no matter how 'jaded', are mostly interested in how the play works! I have first hand experience with the jaded kind of writer, so I know its pretty true! :o)
Just my 2 cents, Thou saucy clay-brained flax-wench! (say, this insult button is pretty cool!)
Jason
Walter PlingeMon, 2 Sept 2002, 08:08 am
Re: right rates
What do you mean Wagga Wagga doesn't count? I live in Wagga Wagga.
What's the prioblem with the fee? Ten percent of the gross. That's the usual.
regards Nic
What's the prioblem with the fee? Ten percent of the gross. That's the usual.
regards Nic
georgiaMon, 2 Sept 2002, 11:51 am
Re: right rates
i don't mean it doesn't count in the grand scheme of things...
just seeing i am in Perth and all.... ah dear... i don't mean to offend...
Seeing you are in Wagga Wagga, just if you know of the production i am talking about, it is called 'Blood Relations' by Sharon Pollock, just curious about previous productions...
I probably will go with the percentage thing, that or a minimum depending on which is greater...
thanks for your input!!
George
just seeing i am in Perth and all.... ah dear... i don't mean to offend...
Seeing you are in Wagga Wagga, just if you know of the production i am talking about, it is called 'Blood Relations' by Sharon Pollock, just curious about previous productions...
I probably will go with the percentage thing, that or a minimum depending on which is greater...
thanks for your input!!
George
Walter PlingeTue, 3 Sept 2002, 08:00 am
Re: right rates
Just kidding Georgia. Who did the show here do you know? I'll chase up any production details I can for you if you give me a start.
regards Nic
regards Nic
georgiaTue, 3 Sept 2002, 10:27 am
Re: right rates
not sure who did it.... she said it was a few years ago....
the play was written 20 years ago so it could be anytime since then.... i would say in the 90's some time.... but not sure who...
i will ask her!
G
the play was written 20 years ago so it could be anytime since then.... i would say in the 90's some time.... but not sure who...
i will ask her!
G