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Standard Lobby Layout

Capacity 110/Floor

102 Audience

8 Green Room

Tables of

#

Total Seats

 

2

1

2

 

4

2

8

 

6

10

60

 

8

4

32

 

Green Room

1

8

 

• Capacity

  • 1000 People ( Audience+Cast & Crew)

    • 1 computer = 1 audience member or cast or crew

• Floors

  • 1-10 (depending on audience/cast & crew size)

• People per table

  • Various 2-8

• Green Room(s) for actors and crew (8 people per room, 1 room per floor)

• Sponsor spots

  • 2 Title Sponsor Spots (middle of the screen)

  • 8 Sponsor Spots (right side of the screen)

    • You provide us logos and links

• Location for Virtual Program (you provide program as PDF or we can help create (extra cost)) (must include JEVT sponsors)

• Scrolling TheatreTV sponsors (we can provide template and you create video) (must include JEVT sponsors)

 

• What it includes

  • 4 hour tech run a week before

  • Doors open 30 minutes before start time

    • To make sure no one is having any tech issues.

  • House/Tech Manager

  • 1 Usher/ 100 audience members

  • Announcements in the theatre letting people know about the virtual program (if you have created one) as well as 15 and 5 minute warnings to the start of the event/production

  • Doors close 1 hour after event ends.

 

Platform Comparison

 

We know there are other options out there for putting on theatrical events, but none have the versatility of the Jill Edmund Virtual Theatre.

 

 

Jill Edmund

Zoom

Youtube

StreamYard

Price ($US)

Various

$340/year

Free

$468/year

Max Audience Size

1000

1000

Unlimited

Unlimited

Participants on Stage

(spotlighting)

16

9

1

(must use 3rd party program to have more people)

10

Green Room

✅

✅

(Breakout Rooms)

⛔

⛔

Chat Feature

✅

✅

✅

✅

Stream Live to Youtube

✅

✅

✅

Technically yes since you are using Youtube.

✅

Q&A Feature

✅

✅

⛔

⛔

Attendee List

✅

✅

⛔

⛔

Sponsorship Banners

✅

⛔

⛔

⛔

Video Advertising Space

✅

⛔

⛔

⛔

Virtual Program

✅

⛔

⛔

⛔

Helps create additional revenue beyond ticket sales

✅

⛔

⛔

⛔

Provides live house/tech manager at the event

✅

⛔

⛔

⛔

Feels like Real experience

✅

⛔

⛔

⛔

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Theatre Pricing Comparison

 

One of the biggest barriers to producing theatre is cost. Below we have put together a small sample of theatre rental costs in the real world. 

 

Prices in US Dollars

 

Toronto

200 Seats - $876/day

205 seat theatre costs $3188/week (no for rent on a daily basis)

982 seats - $4439/day plus a percentage of box office revenue

 

New York

200 seat theatre costs $2000/4hr

260 costs$885/hr (min 8 hrs)

30 seats - $96/hr (min 6 hours)

40 people $400 for 4 hours

 

London

42 seat theatre - $90/4hr

96 seats - $136.76/4hr

230 seats - $4100/day

920 seats - $10940/day

 

Profit Calculator

Use this calculator to determine how much profit you could make with tickets and sponsorship minus the cost of the theatre. (taxes included in the price)

 

Theatre rental starts at $500 for a 100 seat theatre. A representative of the Jill Edmund Virtual Theatre will talk to you about your show/event and will make the final decision for pricing.