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Professional vs Amateur

Thu, 22 Dec 2005, 02:31 pm
Bill Macpherson17 posts in thread
Can anyone point me in the direction of info about the differences between setting up a professional company vs an Amateur one.

Am I naive in assuming the major difference is that some people might get paid ?

cheers

Russell Chandler

Re: Professional vs Amateur

Fri, 23 Dec 2005, 10:40 am
I may be wrong here but in setting up a co-op theatre company it means that every member is financially accountable for the show, meaning if the person that starts the show can't afford to pay the bills after the season then the rest of the cast and crew have to chip in to pay it off. If there is a monetary fine or legal issue, once again the whole cast and crew are accountable.

I would suggest checking out the legal guidelines of starting a co-op as well before heading into it.

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