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

Rule 14. CONTRACTor substitutions from or under these rules made prior to, when or after the contractof employment is made shall have been consented to by Equity in writing, suchriders, changes, alterations, waivers or substitutions, or any part thereof, are void,at the option of the Actor, Equity consenting. It shall be the duty of the Producer,not the Actor, to submit proposed changes to Equity for its written approval by aduly authorized representative. The Producer shall also be responsible for notifyingthe Actor personally of any proposed change or alteration to his contract,particularly in the matter of casting assignments. At the option of Equity, no riders,changes, alterations, waivers or substitutions rejected by Equity shall be admitted inevidence, in any arbitration, or by any tribunal for the disposition of any claim,without the written consent of Equity.(F) Completing Contracts.(1) If the Actor agrees to appear in a production “As Cast,” the part assignedand performed at the first public performance shall be deemed the Actor'sassignment for that production and may not be changed or added to without anagreement in writing. At least one part should be specified in the Principalcontract at the time of signing. Should the Actor's assignment be changed, noadditional compensation will be required, but if the Actor is given additionalassignments, the Actor shall be compensated in accordance with Rule 48(D)and Rule 48(L), Salaries.(2) The Producer agrees that all blanks, including opening date, name ofpart(s), salary and required date of arrival, will be filled in writing before signingor delivery.(3) All concessions or waivers granted to the Producer shall be made known tothe Actors and Stage Manager at the time of audition, interview or initial contactif feasible.(4) The Producers agree to indicate on the face of the contract or in a rider thedates of an overnight tour, if known.(G) Quadruplicate Contracts. Immediately after entering into any employmentcontract, the Producer shall file with Equity an exact quadruplicate copy thereof.Should it not do so, the Actor may at any time, Equity consenting, terminate thesame without notice and the Producer shall pay to the Actor such amount as hemay be entitled to under the rules for a breach thereof.(H) Failure by Producer to file a properly executed and signed AEA contract shallconstitute a breach of this agreement entitling Equity among other things andwithout limitation to refuse to release the balance of the security deposited withEquity until the above requirement is met. In the event an Actor fails to sign hiscontract, the Producer agrees to file a copy with the Producer’s signature only.(I) Attempted Breach.17