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Thank you for your interest in membership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre.

Please complete this application form and click "Submit" at the bottom of the last page. Fields marked with an asterisk are required. This application is designed to be a one-size-fits-all form to encompass our diverse membership, as well as to gather information for our various online directories for after your membership is activated. As such, some fields may not apply to you, and many are encouraged but not required. Estimates and approximations are fine!

Once you become a member, some of this information will also appear in our online membership directory (password-protected and available only to other members).

Shortly after your application is received, a membership committee member may contact you for further information. The committee and the board of directors will then review your application. If you have any questions, please contact Membership Director Adam Grosswirth at adam@namt.org or (212) 714-6668 x15.

What type of NAMT membership are you applying for?

Full Organizational MembershipIndividual Membership

NAMT membership is open to professional producing organizations in several categories:

Producing theatre organizations
Tour presenters, producers or bookers
Independent commercial producers
Developmental organizations
Accredited colleges, universities and higher education programs
Organizations as above, outside of North America

See namt.org/member for more information about dues and membership criteria.

NAMT offers individual memberships to certain theatre professionals who do not meet criteria for organizational membership, and for current undergraduate and graduate students studying theatre management, arts administration, producing, theatre production or similar fields.

See namt.org/member for more information about dues and membership criteria.

Which of these categories best describes your organization?

Please select one option that best describes your primary activities.

Which type of Individual Membership?

Organization Name

How did you hear about NAMT?

Please specify

Your Contact Info

First Name

Last Name

Your Job Title

Your Email

By providing your email address, you are opting in to receive email newsletters and other announcements from NAMT. You may unsubscribe at any time.

Your Phone Extension or Direct Line

Will you be a primary contact for your organization?

YesNoYou must have at least one primary contact. You may have more than one. You'll be able to enter additional staff members on the next page.

Primary Phone

Office Phone

Mobile Phone

Home Phone

Main Mailing Address

Street

City

Country

States

Provinces

State/Province

Postal Code

Address Type

Add another address

Additional Address

Street

City

Country

States

Provinces

State/Province

Postal Code

Address Type

Organizational Membership Criteria

NAMT membership is open to professional producing organizations. “Professional” is defined as employing at least some union actors, stagehands, etc., or compensating a majority of your performers and/or staff minimum wage or above (academic members must be accredited higher education programs instead). Your organization must have been in operation for at least 2 years and have a proven track record of producing musical theatre.

For how long (in years) has your organization been in operation (approximately)?

Enter a number of years only.

What types of union personnel do you typically employ? (check all that apply)

AEAAFMAGMAAGVAATPAMIATSESDCUSAOtherNone

Type of Equity contract(s), agreement(s) or code(s)

Do you compensate your staff at minimum wage or above? (Excluding customary interns, etc.)

Do you compensate your performers at minimum wage or above? (Excluding customary interns, etc.)

When licensing shows from rights holders, which agreements do you use?

Is your organization considered a community theatre?

YesNo

Are you an...

Do you engage outside professional performers in addition to students? (Equity Guest Artist or similar.)

Organization Contact Info

Website

If you don't have a website, just enter "none."

General Email Address (e.g. info@namt.org)

Main Phone

Main Fax

Box Office Phone

Box Office Fax

Organization Information

Not-For-Profit/Commercial

Not-For-ProfitCommercialOther

Activities/Areas (check all that apply)

BookingBroadwayDeveloperEducationalIndependent ProducerOff-BroadwayPresentingRegional TheatreTouringTour Producer/Booker

Please provide a short (255 characters max) description of your organization for our member directory. [Examples: "We do large productions of classic musicals in a large outdoor theatre during the summer." or "Our mission is to support new work development at all stages."]

This description will appear on your organization's entry in NAMT's membership directory once your membership is complete?

Year Founded

Year Incorporated

Financial Information

Please complete this section using figures from your most recently completed fiscal year.

All financial information will be held in strict confidence by NAMT with the exception of Annual Operating Budget, which is printed in the Membership Directory.

All financial information must be in US Dollars.

Annual Operating Budget

Enter a number without currency symbols. Please enter data for the total of your last fully-completed fiscal year.

Some commercial producers' budgets are structured differently from organizational budgets, and/or are confidential. In those cases, please just enter a 1 in this field to move forward.

Gross Musical Theatre Box Office Income from self-produced musicals only

Enter a number without currency symbols. Please enter data for the total of your last fully-completed fiscal year. Musical theatre box office is used to calculate dues for some member types.

Gross Musical Theatre Box Office Income from presented (tours or other outside companies hosted by your company) musicals only

Enter a number without currency symbols. Please enter data for the total of your last fully-completed fiscal year. Musical theatre box office is used to calculate dues for some member types.

Gross Box Office Income from non-musicals

Enter a number without currency symbols. Please enter data for the total of your last fully-completed fiscal year.

Additional Staff Members

Please enter staff members in addition to the contact you entered at the beginning of this application. Click the link at the bottom-right of this box to add more. These staff members will be listed in our Membership Directory, added to our mailing lists, and given logins for our website when your membership is activated. You'll be able to add or remove staff members later (and they can opt out of emails), of course!

Contact

First Name

Last Name

Title

Phone Extension or Direct Line

Will this person be a primary contact for your organization?

YesNoYou may have multiple primary contacts.

Season Information

Month Performance Season Begins

Month Performance Season Ends

Number of Performances - All Shows/Events

Please enter data for the total of your last fully-completed fiscal year or season, whichever is most convenient.

Number of Performances - Musicals Only

Please enter data for the total of your last fully-completed fiscal year or season, whichever is most convenient.

Total Attendance - All Shows/Events

Please enter data for the total of your last fully-completed fiscal year or season, whichever is most convenient.

Total Attendance - Musicals Only

Please enter data for the total of your last fully-completed fiscal year or season, whichever is most convenient.

Number of Season Subscribers/Members

Please enter data for the total of your last fully-completed fiscal year or season, whichever is most convenient.

New Works Information

Stages of New Work Development (check all that apply)

Writer ResidenciesEarly DevelopmentCommissionsReadingsWorkshopsFestivalDevelopmental ProductionsFull Productions (Premieres)Full Productions (Further Productions)None

New Work Submissions (check all that apply)

Open Submissions, year roundOpen Submissions, specific windowDirect Request/CommissionsAgentsColleaguesOtherNone

Education and Outreach Programs

Education Programs

After School ClassesClasses For Adults/SeniorsCollege/University Professional PartnershipCollege/University ProgramEducational Touring ShowsIn-School ProgramInternshipsMasterclasses Online Educational ProgramsProductions Featuring StudentsProfessional Training ProgramsStudent MatineesStudent Ticket ProgramSummer Camp/ClassesTYA ProgrammingYouth/High School Awards Programs Other

How many students and teachers did your educational programs reach in your last completed season or fiscal year?

Community Engagement Programs

Audio DescriptionAutism Friendly PerformancesHospital ProgramPartnerships With Local GroupsPrison ProgramPublic WorksSign Language Interpreted/Captioned PerformancesSubsidized Tickets

Employment Information

Please enter data for the total of your last fully-completed fiscal year or season, whichever is most convenient.

Employment information is kept confidential and only used in aggregate statistics of all NAMT members.

Number of Full Time Employees

Please enter data for the total of your last fully-completed fiscal year or season, whichever is most convenient. Enter 0 if none.

Number of Part Time Employees

Please enter data for the total of your last fully-completed fiscal year or season, whichever is most convenient. Enter 0 if none.

Number of Seasonal Employees

Please enter data for the total of your last fully-completed fiscal year or season, whichever is most convenient. Enter 0 if none.

Number of Artists (actors, musicians, designers, etc.)

Please enter data for the total of your last fully-completed fiscal year or season, whichever is most convenient. Enter 0 if none.

Facility Information

Please list your performance facilities and classify each by type of space. If you rent space itinerantly, please enter at least one facility from your most recent season. Click the link at the bottom-right of this box to add more.

Theatre Name

Seating Capacity

Type of Space

Own, operate or rent? (check all that apply -- e.g. if you rent and operate but do not own a venue)

OwnLeaseRentOperateOther

Tech Specs

To assist members in finding partners for co-productions and other partnerships, we are in the process of adding stage specs to our online Member Directory. You may skip this and provide the information later -- or keep it private if you prefer! Some fields may not apply to all stage types.

Proscenium Width

Proscenium opening, in feet and inches.

Proscenium Height

Proscenium opening, in feet and inches.

Stage Width

Width of onstage playing space, in feet and inches.

Stage Depth

Depth of onstage playing space from downstage edge of stage to upstage wall, in feet and inches.

Apron Depth

From curtain line/proscenium to downstage edge of stage, in feet and inches.

Linesets

Number of linesets in the fly system

Drop Width

Maximum drop width, in feet and inches.

Drop Height

Maximum drop height, in feet and inches.

Grid Height

Height from deck to grid, in feet and inches.

Current/Upcoming Season

Please list the musicals in your current or upcoming season. (Or current/recent projects for independent commercial producers.) These will appear in our Production Directory (and New Musicals Map if applicable.) Click the link at the bottom-right of this box to add more.

Current Season Show

Show Title

Opening/First Preview Date

Close Date (if known)

Number of Performances

Type of Production (check all that apply)

Developmental ProductionCabaretConcertFull ProductionReadingWorkshopYouthSelf-ProducedCo-ProducedPresentedTourOther

New Musical?

YesNo

Past Seasons

Please list notable musicals from past seasons. (Or past projects for independent commercial producers.) These will appear in our Production Directory (and New Musicals Map if applicable.) Click the link at the bottom-right of this box to add more.

Past Season(s) Show

Show Title

Open/First Preview Date

Close Date

Number of Performances

Type of Production (check all that apply)

Developmental ProductionCabaretConcertFull ProductionReadingWorkshopYouthSelf-ProducedCo-ProducedPresentedTourOther

New Musical?

YesNo

Comments

Is there anything else you'd like us to know about your organization or your interest in NAMT?

Associate Member Application

Associate Membership Criteria

Associate membership is a personal membership designed for individual theatre professionals who do not meet criteria for organizational membership: agents, casting directors, investors, musical theatre writers whose work has been produced by professional producing organizations or published by professional publishers/licensing houses, press and other theatre professionals at the discretion of the membership committee and board of directors.

Associate Membership is intended for theatre professionals who are not eligible to be full members. Employees of organizations that qualify for full membership are encouraged to apply under the auspices of their organizations. If you are an employee if a qualifying organization, please go back to the first page of this form to change your application type. Feel free to email us if you have questions!

Please tell us how you meet these criteria: (check all that apply)

Investor in Commercial TheatreAgent/ManagerCasting DirectorPress AgentPress (reporter/critic)Writer (composer/lyricist/librettist/playwright)Other Theatre or Entertainment Industry ProfessionalNone

Additional Info

Company or Personal Website (if applicable)

Your Job Title (if applicable)

Approximately how long (in years) have you been in this role/working in the business?

Enter a number of years only.

Associate Membership is open to musical theatre writers whose work has been produced by professional producing organizations or published by professional publishers/licensing houses. We define professional theatres using the same criteria as for our organizational members: Producing organizations that employ at least some union actors, stagehands, etc., or compensate a majority of their performers and/or staff at minimum wage or above.

Please list your musicals that meet these criteria below.

Please list your shows that have been professionally produced or licensed and where they have been produced (and/or who published them), or shows that have been in NAMT's Festival of New Musicals

We define a professional production as one that is not self-produced, in a theatre of Festival where the majority of actors and staff are on union contracts and/or paid at least minimum wage or above.

Please list the shows have you been involved with as an investor or producer, and your role.

Based on your answers above, we're not sure you qualify for NAMT Associate Membership. The Membership Committee and Board of Directors may admit other members at their discretion; please tell us why you think your experience qualifies you for NAMT Associate Membership and what you hope to get out of being a member.

Associate Membership is open to individual theatre professionals who do not meet criteria for organizational membership: agents, casting directors, investors, musical theatre writers whose work has been produced by professional producing organizations or published by professional publishers/licensing houses, press and other theatre professionals at the discretion of the membership committee and board of directors.

Our benefits are primarily geared towards the types of members listed in the criteria above. To help the membership committee better understand your interest in Associate Membership and allow NAMT to better serve you if you're accepted, please let us know which member benefits you are interested in. (Check all that apply.)

Attend the Festival of New MusicalsSubmit shows to the Festival of New MusicalsAttend the Fall or Spring ConferenceAttend New Works Summits or Writers RoundtablesWatch Knowledge Exchange webinarsParticipate in Knowledge Exchange forumsUse the online Member DirectoryUse the online New Musicals DirectoryUse the online Member Production HistoryAccess to discount offersNews & Notes and New Works News

Is there anything else you'd like us to know about you or your interest in NAMT?

Student Member Application

School

Expected Degree

UndergraduateMAMFAMBAPhDOther

Other Degree

Major/Area of Study

Theatre ManagementArts AdministrationProducingTheatre ProductionOtherCheck all that apply.

Other Area of Study

Expected Graduation/Completion Date

You will be eligible to renew your NAMT Student Membership through April 30 in the calendar year you graduate. Upon expiration of a Student Membership, you may become an Associate Member for one year at a deeply discounted rate.

Please attach a scan or photo of your student ID or other documentation that shows your current status and expected completion date.

Are you currently working or interning or have you recently worked or interned for a NAMT member theatre?

YesNo

What Company?

In which department?

Student Membership is one of NAMT's newer programs. Please let us know what elements of NAMT membership are most interesting to you in order to help us build this program.

Support new musical developmentSupport NAMT in generalReceive newsletters to stay current with developments in the fieldFestival of New Musicals PassKnowledge Exchange webinarsOnline Membership DirectoryOnline New Musicals DirectoryOnline NAMT Member Production HistoryNuts & Bolts Guide to Producing New MusicalsNetworking with NAMT membersEntry to NAMT for future Associate or Full MembershipOtherCheck all that apply

Please specify

Is there anything else you'd like us to know about you or your interest in NAMT?

Before applying, please contact NAMT.

Based on your answers, it doesn't look like your organization meets our membership criteria. Please contact Membership Director Adam Grosswirth at (212) 714-6668 x15 or adam@namt.org to discuss your application. Clicking Submit below will send your contact information from the previous page so that we can get in touch with you. Thank you!

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