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> pays stupid amounts for Disney scripts How much do they pay exactly? Does it come out of a specific program’s budget, eg drama? Just curious. To play a devi
by chimpanzee 2y ago
> pays stupid amounts for Disney scripts
How much do they pay exactly? Does it come out of a specific program’s budget, eg drama? Just curious.
To play a devil’s advocate:
Perhaps the plays generate some money for the school or the drama program. Disney might draw a larger audience.
Also, for better or worse (probably worse), Disney is “safe” and designed for mass appeal.
Small schools probably have a harder time with these sorts of decisions. Ideally, a school might encourage adaptations of classics, to foster deeper understanding and creativity (as well as to ensure that there aren’t too many “re-runs”, furthering student and audience interest). But a larger student populace makes that easier via access to more ideas, more interest, more hands.
- technothrasher 2y agoThey pay about $1K per production. It's certainly not making them any money, as the ticket sales amount to about $500 total, and that money is coming from parents and family who would be paying the $5 ticket price no matter what is on stage. Nobody else is attending these plays. I think the main reason they're doing it is because it is what most the kids want to do, especially because it is a combine high school/middle school play so there are younger kids in it. At least this year, they let the seniors pick the play and completely run the show. They're still paying about a grand for the rights, but they did make a more interesting choice, "The Crucible".
- senko 2y agoSince Disney classics often riffed off public domain works, the school conceivably might have gone straight to the source.