Cabaret Rulebook 07-11 - Actors

50. REOPENING OF A PRODUCTION
A production once closed shall not be reopened within eight weeks of its closing, or reopen under any
Equity contract, without the consent of Equity. Such consent, upon equitable terms and conditions,
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
51. REPLACEMENT OF ACTOR.
(A) Unless Equity shall otherwise order, the Actor may not be required to alternate with an
Understudy or successor, and if replaced by either, the Actor may not thereafter be required
(unless Equity otherwise orders) to act again in the part or to report at the theatre for that
purpose. Payments, however, shall be continued to be made to the Actor according to the terms
of the Actor's agreement.
(B) Inability to Perform.
(1) If the Actor is temporarily replaced for a single performance because the Actor is late for
half-hour or appears at the theatre unable to perform due to intoxication or similar cause,
the Producer, subject to the provisions of Rule 5, ARBITRATION, may determine that the
Actor shall not perform. In this instance 51(A) shall not apply and the Actor shall be
required to perform thereafter, provided the Producer notifies Equity in writing of such
action, and the reasons therefor within 24-hours. Should such temporary replacement be
determined to be without just cause by an arbitrator or by other mutually agreeable means,
the Actor shall be paid full salary for any performance not played as a result of the
Producer's action, and shall continue to perform under the Actor's contract.
(2) Should the Producer dismiss an Actor for inability to perform due to intoxication or
similar cause and so notify the Actor in writing, and also notify Equity of such action and the
reasons therefor within 24 hours, the above provisions shall not apply. If it should be
determined by an arbitrator or by other mutually agreeable means that the dismissal was
without just cause, the Actor shall be paid full salary for any performances not played as a
result of the Producer's action and shall be required to immediately resume the Actor's
performances when notified to do so by the Producer. Payment for the missed
performances must be paid prior to the Actor resuming performances under the Actor's
contract. Pending the determination of the arbitrator, the Actor need not report to the
theatre. Unless it is determined by an Arbitrator or by other mutually agreeable means that
such dismissal was unjustified, the provisions of (C) shall also not apply.
(C) Should a Producer dismiss or give an Actor notice whereby the Producer terminates the
Actor's employment (except where employment is terminated during rehearsals or under the
provisions of Rule 51(A)), the Producer may not re-engage the Actor for the same part or replace
the Actor by another Actor at a lesser salary than the highest salary in the original contract
without the written consent of Equity.
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