Western Civic Light Opera (WCLO) Agreement 03-06 - Actors

Rule 11. CLAIMSRule 12. CLOTHING AND COSTUMES11. CLAIMS.(A) Waiver or Release Not Permissible. Upon any claim of the Actor arising underhis agreement through any breach thereof, no receipt, waiver, release oradjustment by the Actor is of any validity whatsoever, unless Equity consents inwriting and the Producer, by agreeing to this rule, agrees that it will not seek orsolicit any such waiver, release or settlement, nor offer the same in any arbitrationor any proceeding in court unless Equity specifically consents in writing. In no caseshall claims of members under employment contracts be handled or enforced byagents or attorneys of members unless same are consented to by Equity in writing.(B) Time Limit in Lodging. Should the Actor deem that he has any claim against theProducer under his contract, he shall present the same to Equity or to the Producerwithin four weeks after the time when such claim shall have arisen unless he shallgive to Equity and to the Panel of Arbitration a good and sufficient reason for anydelay after such period of four weeks.12. CLOTHING AND COSTUMES.(A) The Producer shall provide all costumes and clothing except modernconventional undergarments. All clothing provided by the Producer shall be clean,sanitary, and in good condition.(B) Footwear.(1) Shoes. The Producer shall provide properly fitted footwear. All footwearshall be clean, sanitary, and in good repair. Producer will make best efforts toprovide all footwear used for dancing at least one week prior to dress rehearsal.In no case will this footwear be provided less than three days prior to dressrehearsal. Such footwear shall be rubberized and braced when Equity deemsnecessary and shall be of suitable construction for dancing when used forContemporary Theatre Dance Movement, i.e., classical, ballet, modern, jazz,ethnic, etc. During rehearsals, the Producer shall furnish at least one pair ofpointe shoes for each Actor called upon to dance in pointe shoes. New pointeshoes shall be provided to the Actor in a timely increment mutually agreed uponby the choreographer, dancer, Producer and Equity.(2) Dance Shoes. The Producer shall provide new properly fitted professionaldance shoes for all members of the company who are required to dance.Dance shoes may represent the period of a production or nature of a specificcharacter (e.g., sneakers in WEST SIDE STORY; athletic shoes in DAMNYANKEES) which must conform to the appropriate style of the movement. Allfootwear shall be of suitable construction for dancing when used for TheatreDance Movement. Professional dance shoes are not required for normal13