Cabaret Rulebook 07-11 - Actors

(C) With respect to garments not appearing on this schedule, the rental or loan will be negotiated
to the mutual agreement of the Actor and the Producer. When the Actor is provided the
costume(s) by the Producer and the Actor elects, with the consent of the Producer, to wear the
Actor's own clothing then, in this event, the Producer shall not pay any rental fee. The Producer
shall furnish Actors engaged on Chorus contracts with all hats, costumes (period or modern),
wigs, beards, hair pieces, footwear, including properly fitted shoes (which, if modern and
conventional, shall be new), tights, hose and stockings.
(D) Shoes and Dance Shoes.
(1) Shoes. The Producer shall provide properly fitted footwear which, if for dancing, shall be
new. All other footwear shall be clean, sanitary, and in good repair.
(2) Dance Shoes.
(a) The Producer shall provide properly fitted professional dance shoes for all members
of the cast who are required to dance. Dance shoes may represent the period of a
production or nature of a specific character (e.g., sneakers in West Side Story or athletic
shoes in Damn Yankees) and must conform to the appropriate style of movement. All
footwear shall be of suitable construction for dancing when used for theatre dance
movement. Professional dance shoes are not required for normal ballroom dancing or
where there are minimally choreographed movements. The Producer shall provide dance
shoes at least one week prior to dance rehearsal.
(b) The Producer shall furnish pointe shoes with ribbons for all rehearsals and
performances requiring pointe shoes. The Producer shall furnish at least one pair of
pointe shoes for each member of the cast called upon to dance in pointe shoes. New
pointe shoes shall be provided sufficiently in advance of their use to allow the Actor
adequate time to break in the shoes.
(c) Shoes for dancing shall be rubbered and braced and shall be repaired or replaced
whenever necessary.
(E) Cleaning and upkeep. All clothing worn by the Actor for use in the Production, whether
furnished by the Producer or not, shall be cleaned at the Producer's expense whenever
necessary but at least every two weeks and laundered whenever necessary but at least twice a
week. Producer shall make best efforts to have costumes aired after each performance.
Costumes shall also be repaired or replaced whenever necessary.
(F) Make-up. The Producer shall furnish all make-up except ordinary and conventional make-up.
If the Actor is required to use body make-up, the Producer shall furnish freshly laundered towels
for the removal of such make-up. Producer shall also provide body make-up remover.
(G) Knee Pads and Protective Clothing. Prior to any activity that requires knee and elbow pads
and protective clothing, the Producer shall furnish new and properly fitted (i.e. small, medium, or
large) items for the exclusive use of the Actor for all rehearsals and performances.
(H) Skin Parts. Clean and dry skin parts, except for painted unitards (which must be dry for each
performance), shall be furnished for every performance. Skin parts include but are not limited to:
socks, stockings, pantyhose, tights, body stockings, underwear, t-shirts, bras, jockstraps, dance
belts, dress shields, slips, and bathing suits. Commencing with their first public performance,
Understudies and Swings shall be provided with their own set of skin parts.
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