What does LORT D mean?

Regional theaters across the country are hubs of actor employment. No theater can move in or out of the A category. LORT distinguishes the remaining categories, B+ through D, based on box office receipts: B+ companies making $170,000 or more annually, and D theaters making $55,749 or less per year.

Is LORT a union?

LORT serves as a way for member resident theaters, also called regional theaters, to bargain collectively with Actors’ Equity Association, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and United Scenic Artists, as well as other major labor unions in the entertainment industry.

Is LORT a non profit?

LORT administers the primary national not-for-profit collective bargaining agreements with Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), and United Scenic Artists (USA). LORT is also committed to the continued training of current and future LORT Managers.

How many LORT theaters are there?

75 Member Theatres
With 75 Member Theatres in 29 states and the District of Columbia, LORT is the largest professional theatre association of its kind in the United States.

What is a LORT contract?

The League of Resident Theatres (LORT) Agreement is used by not-for-profit professional regional theatres throughout the United States. Per diem is required when an actor performs overnight tours away from the Theatre. Per diem may be required on local tours.

What is LORT B pay?

LORT categories are based on a theatre’s average weekly gross box-office figures over the last three years; D=less than $26,999.99; C=$27,000-$51,999.99; B= $52,000-$84,999.99; B+=more than $85,000.

What is the union created to protect actors working in the theatre called?

The Actors’ Equity Association
The Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), commonly referred to as Actors’ Equity or simply Equity, is an American labor union representing those who work in live theatrical performance.

Who started community performance?

This theatre idea was started in 1977 by Jos Bours and Marlies Hautvast, who when they first starting creating plays at the Stut Theatre, realized this kind of community-theatre had a complete different approach from “theatre-in-education.”

What is an AEA contract?

These agreements provide minimum salaries, benefits, job security and numerous other provisions to ensure safe working conditions and a work environment where actors and stage managers are protected. Equity contracts for individual members usually cover jobs in three categories: Principal, Chorus and Stage Manager.

Who are the members of the LORT contract?

Since 1965, LORT has been the association to administer collective bargaining agreements between its member theaters and Actors’ Equity Association, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and United Scenic Artists.

Who are the a + theaters in the Lort program?

While A+ theaters include Broadway-eligible not-for-profits such as Roundabout Theatre Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, and Lincoln Center Theater, Group A theaters include a contingency of member houses “that already had a specific type of contract with Equity” before joining LORT, according to Wilkerson.

Is the League of Resident Theatres ( LORT ) contract for Equity members?

Regional theaters across the country are hubs of actor employment. In fact, the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) contract is the second largest employment provider for Equity members behind the Production Contract, issued for Broadway and some national tour productions. Join Backstage to access work from home jobs you can apply to right now!

How does the a + house Lort agreement work?

The A+ houses offer individual addenda to the standard LORT agreement. In addition to pay, a theater’s category determines the ratio of professional Equity members versus nonprofessionals a company can hire.

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