From: Angusson-AT-aol.com
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 13:04:40 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: No Subject



In a message dated 2/26/97 1:33:40 PM, Olivia and Talib wrote:

>Olivia and I were wondering how others deal with charges for traveling.  Do
>you have a flat fee?  How about circles drawn on a map with a greater
>charge as you get further away?  Do you have a point where you build it
>into the cost of your show?

 My friend Mike Graham (Spring Valley Puppet Theater) charges somewhere
around twenty cents a mile to and from a performance. He calculates it by
using the mileage charts on road maps to major points and adjusts accordingly
for those distances from those points to his perfomance site. For a "first"
performance in any given place, he estimates the mileage, but then keeps
track of the actual mileage for (hopefully) subsequent visits. 

The travel fees are listed separately from his performance fees but included
in the final price and are quoted "up front". No surprises.

Not that you asked, but if his travel requires that he stay overnight say, at
a motel, the cost of that is passed on to the sponsor. If he is doing a
"tour" then the costs are spread out so that each sponsor shares in the
expense. Again, all of this is dealt with "up front".

Hope this helps. 

Fred Thompson.



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