Tags: Money

Feeling overwhelmed by the options for structuring your theatre writing business? You're not alone. Join us for an insightful webinar where we'll break down the basics of business entity types and help you determine which one is right for you now, and what to consider as you reassess your choice in the future. Join us to demystify the process and make an informed decision about your theatre writing business's future. In this webinar, we’ll cover:...

Join us for Entrepreneur Day for Theatre Writers on March 25, featuring three invaluable sessions tailored to writers at different stages of their careers. In Session One, gain insights into business and career guidance, including exclusive consultations with skilled lawyers in Business Affairs. Session Two offers a Tax Workshop catering to mid-career and established writers, addressing common tax scenarios and deductions. For early career writers, Session Three provides a...

Hosted by Elaine Grogan Luttrull, Certified Public Accountant and Founder, Minerva Financial Arts Wednesday, August 25 Eastern Time: 6pm - 7:30pm Central Time: 5pm - 6:30pm Mountain Time: 4pm - 5:30pm Pacific Time: 3pm - 4:30pm We all know that the arts have value. But, sometimes, explaining your value as an artist is a little more complicated. In this hands-on webinar, we’ll review the key components of a unique value proposition,...

Join us on Wednesday, July 14 for a webinar on Managing Debt and Credit Scores with Elaine Grogan Luttrull, Certified Public Accountant and Founder, Minerva Financial Arts. Eastern Time: 6pm - 7:30pm Central Time: 5pm - 6:30pm Mountain Time: 4pm - 5:30pm Pacific Time: 3pm - 4:30pm The average American’s debt is $90,000, and it often includes medical debt, student loan debt, and credit card debt. Whether your own...

The Dramatists Guild of America strongly urges its members to read and sign The Author's Guild's letter to Audible, demanding that the online audiobook and podcast platform end its "easy exchange policy," which deducts earned royalty incomes from author's accounts. This problematic practice deprives writers of income that they are rightfully due under their Audible contract.  As stated on The Author's Guild's website, "Audible is...

It has come to the attention of the Dramatists Guild that producing theatres around the country are asking (in some cases, demanding, and even coercing) writers to return options and advances for upcoming productions of their work that have been cancelled as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. It needs to be made clear that options and advances paid to dramatists are not returnable. They are payments to a copyright owner that give the producer an exclusive...