Our Dramaturgical Services
Table Read & Enhanced Reading Rates —For Non-Member Writers.
BOF members and resident artists get reduced / waived rates.
TABLE READ
Script-in-hand, seated, no staging or tech. Good for early drafts.
Item Cost:
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Base package (up to 3 hrs, 1 rehearsal + read) $600–$900
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Actors (per actor, flat stipend) $75–$100
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Director/facilitator fee $200–$300
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Stage manager$100–$150
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Space rental (in-house)TBD by venue
Dramaturgical notes session (optional, 1 hr)+$150
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Talkback facilitation (optional)+$100
ENHANCED READING
Blocking, minimal staging / props, lights & sound cues, more rehearsal time.
Blocking, minimal staging/props, basic lights & sound cues, more rehearsal time.
Item Cost:
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Base package (2–3 rehearsals + performance) $1,500–$2,200
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Actors (per actor, flat stipend) $125–$175
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Director fee $400–$600
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Stage manager $200–$300
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Sound/lighting design & operation$250–$400
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Space rental (if in-house)included
Dramaturgical consultation (1–2 sessions) +$250
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Talkback facilitation +$100
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Video recording of performance
Notes / assumptions to check:
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Cast size assumed 4–6; adjust actor line for larger casts.
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Rates assume LA/Orange County non-Equity stipend norms — AEA-code compliant numbers will be higher.
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BOF members and resident artists get reduced/waived rates
What Our Writers Say
ELISA GONZALES, a Mexican-American theatre artist, educator and playwright. elisagonzales.com
"Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble was instrumental in the development of Olvidados: A Mexican American Corrido, a play with music about the Repatriation drives of the 1930s. With their years of experience of serving as an incubator of new work, and fueled by their multi-talented and collaborative ensemble of actors, musicians, composers, dramaturgs, directors, and writers, Olvidados went from ideas on a page to a fully realized play with music that was recognized as a semi-finalist for the Eugene O’Neill National Music Theatre Festival."