31 Things You Could Give Actors Besides a $15 Stipend

Howdy producers! We know your job can be difficult. From scouting locations to wrangling crew members, you've got a whole lot on your plate! Struggling with how to pay your actors on a shoestring budget? Here's some exciting ideas to help you compensate your talent properly!

1. A Metro card

2. A box of candy hearts

3. A chest cold

4. A cup of tea

5. A friendly shoulder to cry on

6. Your firstborn son

7. A signed copy of your headshot

8. A free headshot session with your friend David

9. A free headshot session with David Noles

10. That neat shrunken head you got while on vacation

11. A couple of wigs

12. A coupon for a hug

13. A coupon for half off at Olive Garden

14. Leftovers

15. A hardcover copy of “The Truth About Diamonds” by Nicole Richie

16. A warrant for their arrest

17. A blowjob between friends

18. An inspiring quote

19. A copy of Time Out New York

20. Your old smile direct retainers

21. Two tickets to the circus

22. An equity point that you’re not using anymore

23. A cab back to when they were 18

24. Unwanted shifts at your serving job

25. Herpes

26. A map to buried treasure

27. A sickly kitten

28. The WiFi password

29. A Walk to Remember on Blu-Ray

30. Black-market male birth control

31. A twenty dollar stipend