Hollywood Area Theatre (HAT) Rulebook 10-13 - Actors

(5) Subsequent Equity Principal Auditions.(B) Chorus Auditions.(a) Subsequent to Equity Principal interviews or auditions, Equity performersshall be called to audition at specific times and shall not be called in groupsunless for physical screening and/or voice blending.(b) Auditions and/or readings, excluding initial interviews/auditions, shall belimited to four in number for an Equity performer and said performer shall becompensated at the rate of one-seventh of minimum salary for each readingand/or audition over four, to which the performer is called.(c) Equity franchised agents may accompany their clients to Equityauditions.(d) The Producer shall provide a piano and a professional pianist proficientin the skill of accompanying and who can sight-read when auditions forsingers are held.(e) The Director or Producer’s designee with final casting authority must bepresent at all auditions. The Musical Director or the Producer’s abovementioneddesignee must be present at all singing auditions and thechoreographer or the Producer’s above-mentioned designee must bepresent at all dancing auditions.(f) Actors must be given specific appointments. No more than 12 auditions,including reading, singing and dancing, may be scheduled in an hour.(g) The Producer or the Producer’s representative shall keep a sign-insheet, provided by Equity, at all callbacks and auditions to denote arrival anddeparture times of all Actors, and furnish a copy to Equity. Those Actors whoare kept at an audition or callback longer than three hours from thescheduled appointment shall be paid at the rate of $15 per hour for the fourthhour and for each additional hour or part thereof. Should the Actor be late forthe Actor’s appointment, the Producer may dismiss the Actor and reschedulethe Actor’s audition. Should the Producer fail to exercise that option theActor’s computation time shall commence upon the Actor’s arrival.(1) General. Before any chorus performers are hired, there shall be chorus auditionsopen to all performers. The following conditions shall apply:(a) Among the chorus auditions held, there shall be auditions for Equityperformers. The Producer shall follow all Equity rules regarding Equityauditions.(b) The Producer is under no obligation to hire any person pursuant to anychorus audition procedures including the procedures for Equity performersset forth below.(c) Agent-submitted auditions shall not be permitted prior to the completionof all other auditions.(2) Equity Chorus Auditions. Chorus auditions for Equity performers shall beconducted as follows:6