King and I reviews?

carolyn wrote:
> "But there is actually no such thing as 'pro/am rights' to a
> show...you either buy the professional rights, or the (much
> discounted) amateur rights."
>
> Where do you get the idea that the amateur rights are "much
> discounted"
>
> In my experience they are definitely not.

While I share Craig's view that there are invariably only pro or am rights andnot much in between, I'm with Carolyn on the discounted matter.

I was in the difficult position once where we had commenced rehearsals for a professional production without realising the producer had somehow acquired the amateur rights by mistake. A few hurried and apologetic calls later we had obtained the professional rights. They ended up being significantly cheaper than the amateur rights - about 1/3 cheaper from memory. This is mostly because amateur rights are usually a fixed fee per performance, whereas the professional rights in this case were 10% of door takings. In a small venue like the Blueroom this can be the difference between make and break - or between a mocha and a flat white.

Cheers
Grant

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