Transition Contract Rulebook 04-07 - Actors

(5) Actor shall not, while nude, mix with the audience. The Producer shall take allnecessary measures to insure that no member of the audience will be permittedbackstage while any Actor is nude.(6) Artistic renderings of nude Actors, where the Actor is recognizable, shall not bepermitted without the Actor’s prior written consent.(C) It is agreed that, prior to any photographing or visual recording, the Producer will requireany photographers, cameramen, artist or any other type of visual recorder of any Actor whoperforms a part requiring nudity or the performance of an act of a sexual nature to sign anagreement with the Actor in the approved form. (See Equity Nude Photograph/VideoRelease Form to be provided by Equity.)(D) The Producer will be assessed damages of up to one week’s contractual salary for eachviolation of any of the provisions set forth above in paragraphs (A) and (B).(E) All of the above shall not preclude the Actor or Equity from instituting any civil action inaddition to the damages set out in this rule.44. NUMBER IN CAST.(A) The number of Chorus employed on the day before the official opening or after 16previews, whichever comes earlier, must be retained for the entire run of the production.(B) The number of Principals employed on the day before the official opening or after eightweeks from the first day of rehearsal, whichever comes earlier, may not be reduced for anyreason.45. OUT OF TOWN ACTORIf an Actor whose residence is outside the Tri-State area is engaged under this Agreement, saidActor shall receive either free single occupancy housing which meets Equity’s housingstandards or a housing allowance of no less than $250 per week in addition to the Actor’scontractual salary for each week the Actor is engaged under this Agreement away from theActor’s bona fide residence.46. PENSION FUND.(A) The Producer hereby agrees to become a participant in the Equity-League PensionTrust Fund and to abide by all its applicable provisions, requirements and regulations and toexecute all necessary documents, including the Agreement and Declaration of Trustestablishing said Pension Fund now or hereafter adopted, or which may from time to timebe adopted by those administering said Fund.(B) The Producer agrees to make contributions to this Pension Fund in an amount equal to8% of all payments received by the Actor from the first day of employment except for anyminimum expense reimbursement required by Rules 13(B), CLOTHES AND MAKE-UP;36