Following up on BAT Trustees helping some BAT partners: https://burienactorstheatre.org/blog/2020/04/bat-lends-a-hand/ BAT received a very kind thank you note.
On Sunday, March 15, 2020, the CDC and other health officials recommended that groups of 50 or more do not gather, and a government expert said a 14-day national shutdown might be needed to control…
As you may have heard, in executive session (closed to the public) the Burien City Council supported the termination of the leases of all seven nonprofits in the Burien City Annex. This includes Burien Actors…
Seeking stagehands of all races and ethnicities to perform in onstage action in comedy “Native Gardens” at Burien Actors Theatre Burien Actors Theatre (BAT) is seeking stagehands of all races and ethnicities, preferably with performing…
BAT’s fiscal year just ended. So, BAT is officially 39 years old! Amazing. It is funny because BAT does not look a day over 25. YOU can help BAT celebrate and keep better live theater…
During Rapture, Blister, Burn (just ended) BAT had the opportunity to secure the rights to its October 2018 show with one caveat. The agent wanted the funds now, or BAT could not secure the rights…
The set for Rapture, Blister, Burn has two backyard locations. Albie, BAT’s intrepid set designer, thought it would be fun to have grass in the backyards. (Duh.) Part of the story of Rapture, Blister, Burn…
A very sweet donor made a donation to BAT in honor of a friend who had passed. She wanted people to see her friend’s name in BAT’s program when they came to a show. This…
BAT has all but settled on the first show of its 2018-19 season. Although that show will not 
open until September 2018, there are things to take care of now, like paying for the rights to the show. DONATE HERE
First, a little background. BAT pays the author of for the right to produce each show BAT produces. This is most often done through an agreement with a publishing house. Sometimes, BAT makes a deal directly with the playwright’s agent. The latter happens when the script has either not been published yet, or there is no US publisher.
The money BAT pays the author are called royalties.
This is a tale of two shows. One, BAT’s current Holiday show, The Christmas Carol Rag, 
and the other In The Next Room, or the vibrator play which BAT produced in 2016.
The former is currently in production. The run is half over and it has sold out five performances. It looks like that trend will continue throughout the run. BAT is a small house, but a show that consistently sells out is a very good thing.
During the entire run of In the Next Room, or the vibrator play the show was seen by just over half as many people who are likely to see The Christmas Carol Rag. GET YOUR TICKETS HERE.
So, by the butts in the seat measure, The Christmas Carol Rag is a better show for BAT. Right? About twice as many people will see it. Well, it may not be the best show for BAT.