Just thought I'd comment on a set experience I've had on a certain show I worked on, although it doesn't directly relate to HOW to rent them out. I won't name the show or company, for sake of it being such a small world...'dont want to screw myself over
I was designing lights for a
community theatre in the area for a reasonably large show and the decesion was made to rent the set long before I joined the project. What seemed to be a good idea to rent all of the set and
props and have it trucked to us, ended up with a few issues.
Sure, when it was set and done, the set and
props looked fine, they seemed to fit the space, and the production was enjoyable. I just have got to say, the process, however, was a pain in the rear. We had "issues" with some of the people at the company (though, the
load-in crew was very nice), the set was originally too big (much bigger than we were told) and had to be trimmed down, and it was a struggle all along just to get simple dimensions from the company. The set looked fine, they eventually did what they said, but another thing to look for is...look for the people who own the company and see if they're dependable and easy to work with. I sure would hate to see a deal on a set or something fall
thru and leave the seller sitting there w/ a set they have spent time building and then be in the hole money wise quite a lot.
Another
venue I worked at this season was in a similiar scenario, though I dont know all the details. We put on a production w/ a very generic set consisting of a
line of pariactoids (i can never spell that; and i may be giving away the show
) that the
theatre was going to sell to a rental company. After all of that, the set deal fell through and now the people seem to be unreachable and everything. So, they were expecting to get some money back, but didn't...kindof a bummer.
Just two stories to share...take what you can from it