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

Producer agrees to offer any member of the company employed on Equity contractwho was originally engaged on the Hollywood Area Theatre Contract and whoactually performed a role or function in the Hollywood Area production anopportunity to continue in the first subsequent production only. The Producer agreesthat any offer shall be made in writing to the Actor, copy to Equity, at least fourweeks prior to the date of first rehearsal for the subsequent production. TheProducer may require the Actor to respond in writing by hand delivery, facsimile ortelegram, within three business days of receipt of said offer. The cost of saidtelegram or facsimile shall be reimbursed by the Producer. The Producer agrees toreimburse any member of the company employed on Equity contract not offered theActor’s same role or function three weeks’ applicable minimum salary of thesubsequent contract (for the Actor’s category) or three weeks’ contractual salary ofthe original Hollywood Area Theatre contract, whichever is greater.(2) However, if any member of the company on Equity contract who originallyperformed the role or function has been out of the production for a period of twomonths or more prior to the time the play is subsequently produced under the newcontract, the Producer may as an alternative, offer the role or function to any past orpresent member of the company on Equity contract who has performed the samerole or function for two months or longer.(3) In the event the first subsequent production of the play is produced under a newEquity Contract, and the Producer does not control or direct the production of theplay but in which Producer has a financial interest, the Producer agrees that anyfinancial remuneration the Producer receives from the transfer to that firstsubsequent production shall be used on a 50/50 basis (Producer/Actors) tocompensate the members of the company on Equity contracts as defined in Rule19(A)(1) or 19(A)(2) who were not offered the same roles or functions, a maximumof three weeks’ applicable minimum for their category or three week’s contractualsalary, whichever is greater. In the event the Producer’s financial remuneration isinsufficient to fully compensate the members of the company on Equity contractshereunder, payments must be made on a pari passu basis to all those entitled tosuch payment.(4) The above will pertain for a period of 18 months following the close of theHollywood Area Theatre Contract production.(B) Showcase Production/LA 99-Seat Theatre Plan: Conversion From.(1) Should an Equity Showcase production, a Los Angeles 99-Seat Theatre Planproduction or any Actors’ Equity Association Code production which includes afuture rights clause be produced under this Agreement within five years of its lastperformance as a Showcase or Los Angeles 99-Seat Theatre Plan production, allActors engaged in such production must receive a bona fide offer to perform thesame role or function(s) for which they were engaged in such production. If suchbona fide offer is not made, the Actor shall be compensated therefore in the amountof four weeks’ current minimum HAT salary. If more than one such production hasbeen produced within five years, Producer shall be responsible hereunder only tothe cast of the first such production.(2) If an Actor accepts a role or function in the production different from the one theActor performed in the Showcase or other such production, the Actor may agreewith the Producer to waive the payment required under this Rule.20