Transition Contract Rulebook 04-07 - Actors

(F) All nonpressionals engaged shall sign an affidavit stating they are not members of any4A’s union. The affidavit shall also include a statement that the nonprofessional is not anon-resident alien.29. ESTOPPEL.Reasons given by Equity for requiring Actors to do any act such as withdrawing from a cast shallnot preclude Equity from giving or relying on other or different valid reasons for its action.30. EXCLUSIVE SERVICE OF THE ACTOR.(A) Except as otherwise provided in the contract of employment, the Actor shall not acceptany other engagement in the legitimate and/or musical comedy field from the date ofbeginning of rehearsal and until said contract is lawfully terminated (except as provided inRule 40, MORE REMUNERATIVE EMPLOYMENT and Rule 69, TERMINATION) withoutthe written consent of the Producer. The Actor shall, however, have the right to acceptother employment, not conflicting with the fulfillment of the Actor’s duties under saidcontract.(B) The Actor shall recognize that it is the Actor’s responsibility to perform under said Actors’Equity contract in the legitimate theatre. If during the term of the Actor’s employment underthe Actors’ Equity contract, a Principal Actor receiving star or featured billing is alsoemployed in radio or television, the Actor shall require as a condition of that employmentwhere the radio or television program is shown or heard at the same time that the Actor willalso be appearing in the legitimate production, that any advertisements, written or otherwisewhich publicize the Actor’s appearance on radio or television must expressly mention thatthe Actor is currently appearing in the legitimate production.31. HIRING “AS CAST”: OBLIGATIONS TO ACTOR.(A) If in the contract of a Principal Actor, the Actor’s part(s) is not specified, then unlessEquity shall otherwise order, the Principal Actor shall only be required to appear andperform in the part(s) in which the Actor performs on opening night or four weeks after thefirst public performance, whichever occurs first.(B) A Principal Actor may be employed to appear and/or understudy “AS CAST” only if saidActor is signed to a standard minimum contract.(1) When the Principal Actor is hired to appear “AS CAST,” the Producer must specify thenumber of roles and at least two of those roles must be named on the Actor’s contract atthe time of signing.(2) Principal Actors hired to understudy “AS CAST” must have the number of rolesspecified in the Actor’s contract at the time of signing.28