Alamo Drafthouse is converting furloughs to layoffs, a move that includes key staff, a company spokesman has confirmed. In a statement to IndieWire, an Alamo press representative wrote:
As we’ve looked at the road ahead, it’s become increasingly clear that many positions at Alamo Drafthouse would need to be eliminated, changed, or refocused. This is a devastating step to take. It would be impossible to quantify what these Alamo Drafthouse team members have collectively contributed, and we hope that once things have stabilized, we’ll be able to bring many of them back.
While the Alamo rep declined to comment on the number of layoffs, one source said there were more than 80 on the corporate side alone, not including personnel such as projectionists, event managers, or local theater managers.
On March 16, Alamo announced that it would furlough 80 percent of its corporate staff and virtually all theater staff members as it closed 40 theaters.
As we’ve looked at the road ahead, it’s become increasingly clear that many positions at Alamo Drafthouse would need to be eliminated, changed, or refocused. This is a devastating step to take. It would be impossible to quantify what these Alamo Drafthouse team members have collectively contributed, and we hope that once things have stabilized, we’ll be able to bring many of them back.
While the Alamo rep declined to comment on the number of layoffs, one source said there were more than 80 on the corporate side alone, not including personnel such as projectionists, event managers, or local theater managers.
On March 16, Alamo announced that it would furlough 80 percent of its corporate staff and virtually all theater staff members as it closed 40 theaters.
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