Cabaret Rulebook 07-11 - Actors

36. LAWS GOVERNING
(A) All contracts of employment shall be subject to, be construed by, and all the rights of the
parties thereto shall be determined, by the laws of the applicable state except as otherwise may
be provided.
(B) If there are any valid provisions of law applicable to a contract of employment which are in
conflict herewith, the provisions of the contract which conflict therewith shall be deemed modified
in conformity with the provisions of such applicable laws.
(C) If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unlawful by any tribunal of
competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby, but shall remain
severally valid, binding and in full force and effect.
37. MILITARY SERVICE; OF THE ACTOR
If the Actor is called to report for military service, the Actor may cancel the Actor's contract by giving
the Producer as much notice as the circumstances will permit and the Producer shall pay the Actor's
transportation to the Actor's place of engagement and the Actor shall not be obligated for the payment
of the fare of Actor's successor.
38. MORE REMUNERATIVE EMPLOYMENT
(A) Short-term Employment. Should the Actor, while signed to a Cabaret Contract, show proof of
more remunerative employment in the entertainment industry, the Actor shall be free to accept
such employment upon written notice to the Producer (with a copy to Equity), without obligation
on either party for performances lost. Short-term employment as defined in this Rule is
employment of no more than two weeks. An Actor replacing another performer on short-term
employment notice shall be guaranteed one week's employment plus the applicable rehearsal
pay for each day or fraction thereof the Actor is called upon to rehearse. If the Producer must
engage an additional Actor to replace a "bit" player herein the Actor replaced may not return in
less than one week. If, at the expiration of two weeks, the Actor has not returned to the cast, the
Producer shall have two additional weeks to fill the part.
(B) Long-term Employment. Should the Actor, while signed to a Cabaret Contract, show proof of
more remunerative long-term employment in the entertainment industry, the Actor shall be free to
accept such employment upon written notice to the Producer. A copy of said notice must be filed
with Equity, and at its expiration, the Actors' Cabaret Contract shall terminate. (See Rule 63,
TERM OF EMPLOYMENT.)
(C) For short-term employment, at least 24 hours written notice must be given after five weeks
from opening. 72 hours written notice must be given until five weeks after opening. For long-term
employment, seven days written notice must be given.
(D) No Actor shall give notice, short-term or otherwise, to be effective either during any of the final
seven days of the regular permissible rehearsal period, including opening night, or during any of
the seven days prior to the official opening, including opening night, whichever comes first.
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