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I've seen gifts at opening for either a personal or head dresser, or if its someone that really interacts a lot with the actor. Never seen or heard of tipping, that sounds really really odd. Great job, heres a 20 spot.
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it's a long standing practice to tip a dresser or costumer, especially on touring shows where you're using local costumers/dressers. I've never heard of tipping anyone else though.
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Yeah, but you gotta be a dresser and deal with that angst. Besides, they never let men do dressing anymore, Well maybe for La Cage a Follies.
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First it's "La Cage aux Folles".
Second why on earth aren't men allowed to be dressers, they are usually very good even the straight ones. (Disclaimer: I unreservedly apologise to everyone.) Thirdly: In the one night touring industry in the UK especially with the old school performers, we almost always were given 20 pounds or more by the tour headliner "To buy the crew a drink." I also believed that tips for dressers were standard. In Stratford on Avon the dressers were usually volunteers who simply wanted to work at the RSC. The only income they got was tips from the cast. This may have changed in the last ten or so years.
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In the olden days of Las Vegas, it was common for Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, etc., to tip all the stagehands. These days, almost all who used to tip are dead. Generally a wad of cash (or chips) was given to the Stage Manger to divide it up however he wanted. At a theatre in Chicago, as Stage Manager, an <un-named> comedian gave me a C-note and told me to "divide this among the crew." I wanted to throw it back at him, as he was such a putz, but didn't want my crew to suffer. Did he really think I'd have change for a hundred? I broke it at the box office the next day and equally divided it.
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And we do have male dressers at our theater. No tips though...stingy bunch!
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At a road house I use to work at, Bill Cosby would perform for one weekend each year. Every year, he would send the runner out to buy dinner and drinks for the crew and himself (in addition to the catering that was already supplied per his contract). He is a big of LaFayette Coney Island in Detroit.
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