The U/RTA Contract Management Program, or CMP, offers a complete contracting and employment system to organizations that, for many different reasons, are unable to directly engage professional, union artists. Institutional policy or state government regulations may prevent a university from contributing to the union pension and health funds that are associated with most union contracts. A small theatre company or presenting organization may not yet have developed the management staff or expertise capable of dealing with union contracts, weekly reports, and federal and state requirements. Perhaps a company simply does not wish to devote the staff time, costs and space to the complicated management demands associated with hiring on union contracts. We believe the CMP can relieve a company of considerable pressure, avoid bureaucratic demands, and assist in providing early answers to budget questions.

Since its inception in 1979, the CMP has handled more than $7 million dollars in contracts representing the work of more than 3,000 professional artists at diverse colleges, universities, arts councils, branches of the armed forces, nonprofit theatre companies, and other producing organizations. As a nonprofit organization, U/RTA is able to maintain low overhead and passes these savings on to the clients using the CMP. Membership in U/RTA is NOT required to use this service.

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