Previews Can Change Everything – Including Financial Success – For Off-Broadway Plays

“The stakes are so high for these productions that some major Off Broadway companies schedule more previews than the so-called regular performances that follow opening night. And the theater companies, which are nonprofit organizations, do so at a financial cost: Many seats at previews are discounted, and production costs are often higher during previews because the creative team and crew are on hand — and drawing salaries — to incorporate script or technical changes before critics come.”