This has been a question that I've always wondered and one which has never really been definitivley answered. Are actors given lodging while performing in an out of town try out for a Broadway- Bound production? Or is it the actor's job to find their own place to live?
do they all stay at the same hotel like on high school field trips and sneak out at night to go look for that mcdonalds they passed on the way to the hotel?
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They are given a per diem to cover living expenses (it was between $812-$854 a week depending on what city they are in, but that may be different since the re-negotiation of the contract), including hotel costs. As per the Production contract, the Producer is responsible for securing reservations and presenting the actors with at least two choices with prices for both single and double occupancy rooms. Each actor gets this list two weeks before the anticipated check-in date and then has to let the producers know within one week of that whether they are going to stay at one of the hotels presented or make their own arrangements, which they are free to do.
There are further rules concerning hotel shortages (tours hitting cities in the fall during events such as the World Series can sometimes get screwed for instance), actors changing their minds less than one week in advance, etc, etc.
The cast from American Idiot were put up in apartments. (at least, that's what it sounds like) But they are there from early August to Mid/late October.
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A lot of times they are put up in places like a Residence Inn.
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I'm pretty sure that when Blonde did 3 weeks in Dallas-Fort Worth, they put them up in Arlington near Six Flags. (halfway between the two. I say that, because a friend who goes to the gym in Arlington kept seeing Becky Gulsvig)
If they can, they try to get some kind of a suite with a kitchen if possible, rather than a hotel, so that the actors can make their own meals if they want to rather than being dependent on restaurants for every meal.
Also, they're not required to stay in the places the company picks. They might, for instance, have friends or family in that city and stay with them. Or several actors may group together and rent a condo. This is more likely if the stay is longer. Not as likely for a single week stop. If they choose to make their own arrangements, they still get their regular weekly per diem and can use it in whatever way they choose to find their accommodations.
