What do the non profits pay a "star"?

I'm curious what non profits like RTC or MTC pay their star performers, if anyone knows? I imagine they pay under market value, but I don't know that... and if that's the case, the performers are essentially allowing themselves to be "used", as their reduced salaries are really a gift to the organization and as such should technically justify a write-off, except it's impossible to say what their value is. Like, what do you suppose Emma Stone is making? Or what about someone less "famous" like Kristin Chenoweth later this year in 20th century? What would they pay someone like her?

I thought it was 657.57 a day.

In reality, it depends on the theater . . . and salaries are negotiated privately. Some non-profit pay everyone the same (let us say 10% of minimum), some negotiate a higher salary - but often, when doing non-profit, they know no individuals are getting rich, and everyone is paid less then a commercial project . . . so, they might feel out of place demanding a very high salary when others are getting paid minimum.

Support the community or win a Tony?

A reminder that Not For Profits make huge amounts of money. The Metropolitan Opera and the NFL are leading the pack with the highest priced tickets in the country and yes, THEY are Not For Profit companies.

It is interesting to point out that most Broadway Not For Profits pay the ensemble less than Broadway Production Contract minimums and yet the ticket prices for patrons remain the same as For Profit producing.

Apparently, producing Not For Profit is the best way for producers to make a bundle and pay the actors less than Broadway minimum.

Updated On: 1/25/15 at 12:10 AM

Well I used " " -- I don't think people would dispute Emma Stone as being more mainstream.

SMALL HIJACK, for a correction:

Producers are not "making a bundle" for a non-profit. They are getting paid their salary, and that's it - whether it's a hit or a flop. Their incentive for having hits keeping the company alive, by keeping the budget in the black.

So, when audiences pay the same ticket prices as a commercial production, the producers aren't pocketing the amount nor paying back investors with the amount that is saved paying actors scale; audiences are paying to keep the company alive, paying money into the coffers of the organization.

Non-profit is not the same thing as "charity".

see also: Football League, National

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5-10k a week gives a nice ballpark.

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All this talk about paying actors less than the union minimum, and no one has pointed out that nonprofits like Roundabout and MTC are on a different union contract. They fall under the LORT agreement with Equity, which has lower minimums and other concessions than the Broadway a Production Contract used for commercial productions.

They are not paying "below the minimum." They have a different minimum, and like any union employer, they are not allowed to pay less than that.

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But you also have to factor in other things. For example, a non-profit will cover the housing expenses of a star. Put them up in a hotel or corporate apartment. Or they use their influence to get discounted rates. Elaine Stritch used to be the queen of getting a good rate from a high end hotel like the Carlyle.

Plus, you also have to realize that non-profits aren't as poor as everyone thinks. For example, Lincoln Center owns the for-profit garage underneath them. They have ways of raking in the money while still acting like they don't have enough to pay above minimum.

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