Atlantic postpones GRIEF CAMP and David Greenspan play amidst IATSE strike- Page 2

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 1/15/25 at 3:32pm

Officially cancelled now

Atlantic Theater Company Closes Two Off Broadway Productions Amidst Stagehands Strike

https://deadline.com/2025/01/atlantic-theater-iatse-strike-off-broadway-1236257777/

"News of the strike surfaced last weekend, but the Atlantic at that time said the productions were merely postponed indefinitely. In fact, the cast and crew of both shows have been notified that the productions have officially closed."

Updated On: 1/15/25 at 03:32 PM

[Theater3232]

Posted: 1/15/25 at 3:35pm

Wow, they received $4,300,000?  Just wow.  Perhaps they should pare back their productions like most other nonprofits, to those that are more likely to turn a profit, so they can pay a living wage.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 1/15/25 at 4:23pm

Well sh*t. 

Updated On: 1/15/25 at 04:23 PM

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 1/15/25 at 4:32pm

Wanted to point out here, that it very well may be the OBL and other non-profits possibly funding this union busting fiasco. Whatever Atlantic agrees to, IATSE will use as a base negotiation when they come for other Off-Broadway non-profit theaters when they come knocking. There's a reason why many from the Off-Broadway world have suddenly become very anti-union all of the sudden... Whatever happens here has repercussions for negotiations for years to come. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 1/15/25 at 4:58pm

Theater3232 said: "Wow, they received $4,300,000? Just wow. Perhaps they should pare back their productions like most other nonprofits, to those that are more likely to turn a profit, so they can pay a living wage."

$4.3 mil isn’t a huge chunk of change for the Save Our Stages funding. The max was $10 mil (which some Broadway productions received). It was a one time thing four years ago and was intended to prevent companies like the Atlantic from closing. It’s not relevant to this convo.

Atlantic has already scaled back its operation because of financial challenges, as most nonprofits have. It also relies more heavily on commercial enhancement money (especially for musicals). From an audience standpoint, Atlantic productions are not overblown or irresponsibly-produced.

Nonprofit productions don’t have the binary of profit and loss that a commercial production has, and ticket revenue isn’t meant to cover all costs. For some companies, producing shows is a loss-leader for private donations, grants, commercial enhancement money, etc.

I also can’t stress enough that every nonprofit functions differently and their annual budgets vary significantly. Last year Atlantic’s season cost $15 mil. The Public’s cost $60 mil. Second Stage cost $28 mil. NYTW and MCC cost about $10 mil. Playwrights Horizons cost $13 mil. Not all companies are created equal.

Updated On: 1/15/25 at 04:58 PM

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 1/15/25 at 5:01pm

GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "Wanted to point out here, that it very well may be the OBL and other non-profits possibly funding this union busting fiasco. Whatever Atlantic agrees to, IATSE will use as a base negotiation when they come for other Off-Broadway non-profit theaters when they come knocking. There's a reason why many from the Off-Broadway world have suddenly become very anti-union all of the sudden... Whatever happens here has repercussions for negotiations for yearsto come."

Atlantic has basically acknowledged in its statement that it is working in concert with the OBL because what one company does impacts everyone else. That’s why the OBL exists.

If Greg Nobile, Nate Koch, and Carol Fishman are smart, “Studio Seaview” will open with stagehands on a union contract so there’s no funny business down the line.

Updated On: 1/15/25 at 05:01 PM