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(B) Should any situation arise where, because of the act of the Producer, orProducer’s fault or default, the Actor is released from Actor’s obligation towork, then in any of said events, the Actor may, Equity consenting, forthwithterminate Actor’s employment and is released from any obligation to renderservices to the Producer. In addition thereto, the Producer agrees thatProducer shall pay the Actor forthwith, in full, for all services rendered, plusany other sums to which the Actor may be entitled by contract or by EquityRules and also, as liquidated damages, no present basis of calculationexisting, up to two weeks’ salary for Actors signed to Standard MinimumContracts, a sum equal to the Actor’s salary multiplied by the number ofweeks remaining under Actor’s guarantee of employment, or by the number ofweeks during which the production for which the Actor has been engagedruns during the season, calculated from the date when the Actor ceased to beemployed, whichever period shall be longer. Against said sums, no offsetshall be allowed the Producer for earnings of the Actor in a new orsubsequent engagement. These provisions shall apply to each seasoncontracted for.(C) Disputes as to the applicability of the foregoing paragraphs shall be subject toarbitration under Rule 25, GRIEVANCES AND ARBITRATION and neitherEquity nor the Actor may finally determine any questions of violation or breachon the part of the Producer, except as to violations of Rule 7(A)(4) and7(A)(8). In the event of the Producer’s breach of Rule 7(A)(4) or 7(A)(8),Equity may intervene, without penalty to itself and require the Actor to performor rehearse or not perform or rehearse under such terms and conditions asEquity may consider just and equitable.8. BREAKS, REST PERIODS, DAYS OFF.(A) Rest Period. Except as set forth in Rule 60 TRANSPORTATION, there shallbe a 12-hour rest period between the end of work on one day and thebeginning of work on the next, except that on the final day before the firstpublic performance, and in connection with any children’s and/or school groupperformances, the rest period may be reduced to 11 hours. Any invasion ofthis rest period shall be paid at double the overtime rate of $12 per hour, inaddition to all other remuneration due. The overtime rate shall increase to$13.00 per hour or part thereof for 2009-2010 season.(B) Breaks. There shall be a break of at least one hour after a period of not morethan five consecutive hours of rehearsal and/or performance and a break offive minutes after each 55 minutes, or 10 minutes after each 80 minutes, ofrehearsal. The foregoing provisions shall not apply in the final two dayspreceding the first public performance and/or where the limited time availablefor the use of the theater makes such breaks impracticable. Except inunavoidable circumstances, an Actor may not be required to work for morethan six hours without the opportunity for a meal.(C) Between Performances. Should there be less than one and one-half hoursbetween curtain down and half hour, the Producer shall pay the Actors thesum of $15.5
(D) Designated Day Off. The Actor shall be entitled to one scheduled full“Designated Day Off” each workweek (excluding the rehearsal period) whichshall be free of rehearsals and/or performances, except during the first weekof performances for any individual production. The Producer may alter theActor's day off to accommodate a revised performance schedule (providedthat no Actor shall be deemed in breach of his individual contract where he isunable to perform on his scheduled day off because of conflicting contractualcommitments or other circumstances beyond his control). When the Companyis performing in the City of New York, a “Designated Day Off” shall be definedas a full 24 hours in addition to the standard rest break at the end of eachworkday. Each Actor or Stage Manager who does not receive a day off inaccordance with the foregoing shall receive an additional payment in anamount equal to two-seventh’s (2/7) of his weekly contractual salary.(E) Holidays.(1) Subject to paragraph (D) above, in addition to the regular day off duringthe workweek there shall be no rehearsal or performance on eitherDecember 24 or December 25 (but not both unless the regular day off isscheduled by the Producer on December 24 or December 25).(2) There shall be no rehearsal or performance on Thanksgiving Day.(3) Any changes of day-off that are required by paragraphs (1) and (2)above shall not require the consent of the Actors.9. CALLBOARD.Where practicable, a callboard shall be maintained back stage on whichinformation important to the cast shall be posted. This information shall includeany notices, correspondences or letter(s) of information sent by Equity to theCompany; Worker's Compensation Carrier and Carrier Number; members of theProducers Staff whom the Actors can contact in case of emergency; informationregarding fire exits and fire-fighting equipment and proper procedures in case offire; addresses of hospitals in the area; information as to safe keeping of Actors'valuables by the Producer; and brush-up rehearsal calls after opening. All othercalls shall be given to the Actors by the Stage Manager.10. CHANGES IN CAST: DUTY OF PRODUCER TO ANNOUNCE.(A) All understudies and their roles must be listed in the program unlessrequested by the Understudy not to be listed.(B) When an Understudy takes the place of an Actor whose part listed in theprogram is a specifically identifiable character, or where such an Actor isreplaced by another Actor (except in an emergency which occurs at or afterhalf-hour, in which case an announcement shall be made from the stage),announcement to this effect shall be made in one out of the following threeways:(1) Through the insertion of a printed slip in all programs.(2) By means of an announcement from the stage.6
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