Also, the LACC doing Nudie is not looking as good as it was. As it stood, I was going to have to raise the dough to do it. But they can't do it the way they originally thought, so it's more like a rental, even though the department would keep the box-office take. The sets and costumes would still be, I think, relatively free, as they have a scene shop and materials and a huge costume department, but the designers would not be free - when we originally spoke about it it was all going to be part and parcel of the department - a class would be created and that's how the faculty designers would have been paid - apparently, with all the red tape and cut backs the class thing is no longer possible. They've tacked on a rental fee, and I just don't want to have to pay it. It doesn't seem right to me. It's not outrageous or anything, but it's going to make things much more difficult.
I'm discussing it with the LA Festival, just to get their thoughts and see if there are any other possible venues. They really would like the show, and I really want to do it, but reality is reality, I'm afraid.
