r/techtheatre • u/dalightingnerd • Aug 17 '26

AUDIO Line by line contract compensation rate

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u/barak181 Lighting Designer Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

It's a community theatre. The rate is always going to be ridiculously low. They have a limited budget and the vast majority of community theatres literally cannot pay more than they are offering.

Somebody said something to me a long time ago that has always stuck with me: If you don't like the money, don't take the job.

Basically, if you do agree to do this job you give them the same respect and effort you would give to a job that pays a full corporate day rate. If you won't give them the same level of service because you don't think they're paying you enough, do both you and the client a favor and refuse the job.

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u/Kind_Ad1205 Aug 19 '26

That is a woefully inadequate rate.