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Question

How much theatre directors make? I have to do a project and I can't find out how much they make. Anything will help. Thanks!!
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Answer 1

According to the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (the directing union):

Broadway directors: Starting pay at $45,000 per show. More for musicals - general in the low $50,000s. This goes up with more years of service, etc.

Tours: Up to around $25,000 per show (for major Broadway tours).

Off-Broadway Theatres: There is a big range here. Anywhere from $6000 - $15,000 per show.

Smaller Professional Theatres: Can be a small as $1000 or so per show.

They have detailed pay schedules at: http://www.ssdc.org/cba.php

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

These numbers are from 2002 hope that helps.

"Many stage directors belong to the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SSDC), and film and television directors belong to the Directors Guild of America. Earnings of stage directors vary greatly. According to the SSDC, summer theaters offer compensation, including “royalties” (based on the number of performances), usually ranging from $2,500 to $8,000 for a 3- to 4-week run. Directing a production at a dinner theater generally will pay less than directing one at a summer theater, but has more potential for generating income from royalties. Regional theaters may hire directors for longer periods, increasing compensation accordingly. The highest-paid directors work on Broadway and commonly earn $50,000 per show. However, they also receive payment in the form of royalties—a negotiated percentage of gross box office receipts—that can exceed their contract fee for long-running box office successes."
http://www.jobbankusa.com/career_employment/actors_producers_directors/salary_wages_pay.html

This might be a little more recent.

"Stage directors are paid according to the level of contract under which they are working. The SSDC has negotiated a contract divided into four categories with the League of Resident Theatres (LORT). Let's take a medium sized regional theatre as an example: South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California. SCR has two theatres, the larger considered a category "B" contract house because it grosses between $33,000 and $56,000 in box office income per week. Its smaller theatre takes in less than $18,000 per week so is under a category "D" contract. A director working in the Main Stage "B" Theatre (507 seats) is guaranteed a four-week rehearsal period at a rate of $8,000 per week. The same director working on the smaller Second Stage "D" theatre (161 seats) is guaranteed only a three-week rehearsal at $2,750 per week. Since stage directors will be lucky to do four to five productions per year, you can see that their income on the LORT circuit could range anywhere from about $40,000 to $160,000 per year. The reason that they are limited is that they must devote several weeks to research before going "on the clock," and that there are usually periods of dead time between bookings. Broadway contracts are substantially larger, and there are others in between, so pay can vary widely. Most directors must lead gypsy lives, traveling from job to job, city to city. They may be doing an off-Broadway show one month, and a regional theatre production in Seattle the next. Remember that contract amounts are minimums, so the top directors can command much more."
http://homepage.mac.com/roberthuber/school/1delec10.html

Good Luck! Let me know how it goes!

Answer 3

Salary is not published
on line. It's made available
to the participating theatres
through the managing leader.