URTA | Artist Engagement

ARTIST ENGAGEMENT SERVICES

URTA offers the only nonprofit paymaster service of its kind, setting the stage for hiring professional guest artists at universities, theatres of all sizes, development labs, cultural institutions, and even supports individual artists producing their own work. URTA takes on full Employer of Record duties including tax reporting, pension/health contributions, workers compensation, and more.

Standing relationships with theatrical unions allow URTA to operate as Producer of Record for union contracts, bringing professionals to colleges and training programs that might otherwise be restricted in engaging union artists.

Our service is open to member and non-member institutions, available in all fifty states, and processes over a million dollars in artist earnings annually.

If you’d like to learn more about our services, or to receive a quote for a particular project, contact us at info@urta.com.

TESTIMONIALS

I really appreciate the way URTA seems to do things. I won’t hesitate to hire an Equity actor for the college again in the future; you’ve made things so easy.

Ron Bashford, Amherst College

For what you're charging, this is a steal.

Rachel Cornish, Producing Director, Tantrum Theater

Thank you so very much for all of your hard work this year and always! I appreciate everything you do to take such good care of us.

Panagiota Kanavaros, Connecticut Repertory Theatre

Thank you for stepping in to enable us to produce The Tempest with our partners the Royal Shakespeare Company. Glad to partner with your fine services.

Mark Shanda, The Ohio State University

I absolutely love working with you. Thank you so much.

Nancy Tarr Hart, Rep Stage

YEARS IN SERVICE

productions every year

Dollars annually

States