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jdlewallen
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Posted: 2/27/07 at 11:27pm

Both of the local theatres that I work with here give two comp tickets to cast members .... small "pay" for hours of rehearsals and work....

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whitebat
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Posted: 8/13/07 at 11:36pm

In HS, I think they did 2 comps per person. I believe the local chapter of Sweet Adelines has a "no comps" policy. I understand we did a "comps for advertising" trade with the newspapers on our last show. I think it might depend some on how many shows are in your run, since Sweet Adelines usually do only 1 show. Our CT is so small, whoever sells tickets likely knows the family of cast members, so they might just be letting them in without tix.

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Posted: 8/16/07 at 12:13am

We do the 2 comp per cast/crew member. Yes the argument is that we loose revenue, but that word of mouth bit really works. We are struggling right now to bring our CT back from the brink of extinction after 10 years of do nothing boards so we are basically starting from scratch. We give away a lot of comps to get people back in the seats and remind people that we are still here. We still make enough money to put on our next show, and since our goal is to get people thinking about us and telling their friends, we are doing what we set out to do. The old addage that you have to spend money to make money is true.

Spend a little extra money on color posters...you get more people noticing them (and more respect actually...that was wierd but then agian, our competition is all professional theaters)

Give away some tickets....you get people who come back and pay next time.

For our theater it's $10 for adults and $8 for children and seniors. A couple comps per cast member isn't much when you think of what word of mouth can do for you. I usually encourage my cast members to give them to people who wouldn't ordinarily come. It's like gettin a free trial hehe

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jdlewallen Player Joined: 1/11/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Posted: 2/27/07 at 11:27pm
	Both of the local theatres that I work with here give two comp tickets to cast members .... small "pay" for hours of rehearsals and work....
	"Every theatre is an insane asylum..." ---Franz Schalk (1863-1931)
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whitebat Celebrity Joined: 8/05/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 137	Posted: 8/13/07 at 11:36pm
	In HS, I think they did 2 comps per person. I believe the local chapter of Sweet Adelines has a "no comps" policy. I understand we did a "comps for advertising" trade with the newspapers on our last show. I think it might depend some on how many shows are in your run, since Sweet Adelines usually do only 1 show. Our CT is so small, whoever sells tickets likely knows the family of cast members, so they might just be letting them in without tix.
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bbpchick Star Joined: 7/17/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 86	Posted: 8/16/07 at 12:13am
	We do the 2 comp per cast/crew member. Yes the argument is that we loose revenue, but that word of mouth bit really works. We are struggling right now to bring our CT back from the brink of extinction after 10 years of do nothing boards so we are basically starting from scratch. We give away a lot of comps to get people back in the seats and remind people that we are still here. We still make enough money to put on our next show, and since our goal is to get people thinking about us and telling their friends, we are doing what we set out to do. The old addage that you have to spend money to make money is true. Spend a little extra money on color posters...you get more people noticing them (and more respect actually...that was wierd but then agian, our competition is all professional theaters) Give away some tickets....you get people who come back and pay next time. For our theater it's $10 for adults and $8 for children and seniors. A couple comps per cast member isn't much when you think of what word of mouth can do for you. I usually encourage my cast members to give them to people who wouldn't ordinarily come. It's like gettin a free trial hehe
	Kendra www.murphysblackbartplayers.com You are NEVER too old to dress up!
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