willbb123
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I've searched the site but the only thread can find ends with a PM.
I am a 19 year old college student in Iowa. I work as the Lighting supervisor at a professional theater. I have had no school training as a LD but I worked with the old LD at the theater and have done shows by myself. The shows I that I designed my coworkers and the Executive Director has even said how much they love my work, and have said how much better they like my designs better then our previous LD (who went to college for lighting). After the last show mutable audience members have came up to me and said how much they enjoyed the lights (never had this happen before and never expected it to). I really hate when people compare my designs to the previous LD. The only thing that I do different is take the time to refocus and hang specials.
I have been asked to design lights for a local community theater. The show is at a children's museum which has a small theater space. I used to volunteer for this group, as a board op or spot op. But now theater lighting is my main source of income, and I will probably have to take time off from my other jobs to work for them. Because of my history of them I am willing to give them a discount.
The director and I haven't met yet, but we have been talking via email. My last community theater show I got 200. After he asked how much I wanted I said "I would be happy with 300 but I am willing to talk about it depending on the show and the time required." Honestly I would be fine with 200 again, but of course I would like more.
So, CB, my question is how much should I charge for this community theater. Also sometimes groups will not pay for me with the rental package at my theater (that really sounds weird but I don't know how else to explain it... ...I'll have a number 3, hold the LD... :neutral So I would also know how much you guys think a normal rate should be.
The thread I saw he got PM'ed and I'm fine with that, so if you don't want to post feel free to PM me.
Thanks in advance
I am a 19 year old college student in Iowa. I work as the Lighting supervisor at a professional theater. I have had no school training as a LD but I worked with the old LD at the theater and have done shows by myself. The shows I that I designed my coworkers and the Executive Director has even said how much they love my work, and have said how much better they like my designs better then our previous LD (who went to college for lighting). After the last show mutable audience members have came up to me and said how much they enjoyed the lights (never had this happen before and never expected it to). I really hate when people compare my designs to the previous LD. The only thing that I do different is take the time to refocus and hang specials.
I have been asked to design lights for a local community theater. The show is at a children's museum which has a small theater space. I used to volunteer for this group, as a board op or spot op. But now theater lighting is my main source of income, and I will probably have to take time off from my other jobs to work for them. Because of my history of them I am willing to give them a discount.
The director and I haven't met yet, but we have been talking via email. My last community theater show I got 200. After he asked how much I wanted I said "I would be happy with 300 but I am willing to talk about it depending on the show and the time required." Honestly I would be fine with 200 again, but of course I would like more.
So, CB, my question is how much should I charge for this community theater. Also sometimes groups will not pay for me with the rental package at my theater (that really sounds weird but I don't know how else to explain it... ...I'll have a number 3, hold the LD... :neutral So I would also know how much you guys think a normal rate should be.
The thread I saw he got PM'ed and I'm fine with that, so if you don't want to post feel free to PM me.
Thanks in advance