We don't make a profit. Everything goes back into the theater. Even as we speak, I have plumbers at the theater replacing toilets and faucets and stuff. Pressure mounts to make hit shows. Kaleidoscope presents few musicals because of high royalties and costume costs.
Most plays contain one set.
When a director staged an experimental Vietnam War comedy last summer, only a few dozen attended. One year, which we called our dark season, we did a lot of really heavy stuff and, Lord, only veteran theatergoers would come. Kaleidoscope Theatre's frugal bookkeeping and determined volunteers have proven liabilities when applying for grants. We'd watch them give money to theaters in south Florida that have been running in the red. They had no idea where we were.