Depending on your school or district, you may be able to change that. When I was hired we received nothing from rentals, and we now get a small cut (5% or 10%, I forget which) to help pay for lamps, gels, and eventual replacement of equipment from general wear and tear. This seems to be a very common issue in schools where bean counters don't realize what actually goes into the operation of a theater.In my situation, the theatre gets no direct money from renters, it goes to the school district, who pays for things like.. the electricity, gas, my annual budget, things like that. I think it's a perfectly acceptable situation. When the A/C unit goes out and needs replacement to the tune of $750,000.00, I think they are in their right place to do what they do.
"Ah, a theatre needs to be taken care of..." School's attitude.
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