INITIAL ANALYSIS

UNION AGREEMENTS

• AEA actors

  • On LORT C contract

  • Minimum pay: $926/week

  • Minimum: 22 actors

  • Total minimum required actor pay, assuming three weeks rehearsal and four weeks performances: $142,604

• IATSE stagehands

  • Local 3

PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS

• One theate

  • 650 seats

  • 3/4 thrust

• Theater is owned by Cultural Trust, so PPT has limits as to what they can do in the space

ARTISTS/PEOPLE

• Resident Production Staff to fill key/strategic roles in execution of designs

  • Charge Scenic Artist

  • 2 props

  • 4 costume shop

  • 1 electrician

  • 1 sound engineer

  • 2 keymen

  • Company Manager

  • Dir. of Production

• Hire designers

  • Scenic

  • Costume

  • Sound

  • Lights

  • Media (sometimes)

• Two directors on staff: Marya and Justin Emeka,

  • Marya directs 2 shows per season, Justin 1-2

  • Only have to hire 4 directors

• Often hire out-of-town actors for major roles.

  • Sometimes hire local artists, but often for smaller parts.

ASSETS

• Built-in audience base of subscribers

• Strong IATSE union presence

• Resident Artists on staff

  • Familiar with space, audience

  • Don't have to hire outside as much

  • Already paid on salary

• Flexible staging options with 3/4 stage

• Innovative Artistic Leader in Marya

CONSTRAINTS

• Legacy of Ted Pappas and his programming style

• # of required Equity weeks/actors

• Historical tastes of our audience

STRATEGIES

• Hire more local talent.

• Lose the fluff pieces. Create programming that directly reflects the PPT community and its patrons.

• Less "special events" with no direct connection to city or organization

• More, smaller plays

  • Doing more work, that is less expensive, which would increase the margin for revenue

• Leverage history with August Wilson and the Festival

• Traveling Shows

• Public Works program

• New Work Development program to engage with local artists