As demand is high for labor at the same time that budgets are tight, people are being asked to chip in a little extra. But where do we draw the line between being a team player and being taken advantage of on a show? As a touring guy, I would never want to know that one of my crew was being exploited. When people work for free, whether they know it or not, they are being exploited. Whether they care or not is up to them, of course. But I do question the intentions of the production manager who allowed this to happen.
Chris Lose, from ‘LD-at-Large,’ PLSN, Aug. 2022, page 44
