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

Rule 16. DEFAULTING EMPLOYERSRule 17. DEFINITIONS(B) No Actor shall work or be required by any Producer, without the consent ofEquity, to work for any person, co-partnership, corporation, enterprise or groupwhich has failed to abide by any arbitration award or, where permitted herein, anyfinal determination of Equity, or which, through failure to meet past obligations toEquity or its members, has been placed on Equity's Defaulting Employer’s List; norshall any Actor work for or be employed by anyone who is or has been connected,either as an individual proprietor, general partner, associate producer, corporatedirector or officer, or active stockholder with any defaulting management sospecified, without the consent of Equity.(C) Should a Producer remain in default of salaries or other monies due an Actor onEquity contract for a period longer than one year, the Producer agrees that 5%interest, compounded annually, beginning one year after the default and endingwhen the claim is paid, shall be added to and payable as part of said claim. If anActor under Equity contract is adjudged by Equity or an Arbitration to be in defaultto a Producer, interest will accrue on said default in the same manner as above.17. DEFINITIONS.(A) Actor. The term “Actor,” as used in this Agreement, shall refer to and includepersons who are under an Equity contract, including Principals, Chorus, StageManagers, Assistant Stage Managers and Understudies.(B) Principal Actor. The term “Principal Actor” shall include all Actors hired onEquity contracts other than those Actors engaged on Chorus contracts, and/orengaged to perform Chorus work.(C) Chorus. The term “Chorus,” “Chorus member,” “member of the Chorus,” “Actorengaged under a Chorus contract,” “Chorus Actor” and “Chorus Performer” shallinclude Actors engaged under Chorus contracts and/or Actors actually performingChorus work, as may be determined by Equity.(D) Stage Managers and Assistant Stage Managers. The terms “Stage Manager”and “Assistant Stage Manager” shall mean any individual engaged on contract as aStage Manager or Assistant Stage Manager, respectively.(E) Extras. (See Rule 23, Extras.)(F) Part. The term “part” shall mean each character, specialty, or function for whichthe Actor is responsible.(G) Producer. The term “Producer” as used herein is the equivalent of the term“Guarantor” appearing in Equity forms.(H) Role. The term “role” shall mean the sum of the parts, specialties, functions andassignments for which a Principal Actor is responsible.19