Musical Stock and Unit Attractions (MSUA) Agreement 05-10 - Actors

ecome a participant in said Pension Fund. The Producer agrees to execute allnecessary documents, including the Agreement and Declaration of Trustestablishing said Pension Fund now or hereafter adopted, or which may fromtime to time be adopted by those administering said Fund. The Producer agreesto make contributions to said Pension Fund for each and every week of theActor's employment. Contribution shall be 8% and shall be made on the first$2,500.00 of the Actor’s weekly salary under his individual Contract ofEmployment.(B) Equity League 401(k) Plan. The Actor shall have the option to contributeto the Equity-League 401 (K) Plan.44. PERFORMANCES.(A) A maximum of eight performances shall constitute a week's work, whichmay be given during a period of not more than six out of seven consecutive days.A work week consisting of seven evening performances without additionalcompensation shall be allowed in outdoor theatres where such a performanceschedule is considered customary.(B) The length of the performance shall be deemed to be three hours from theadvertised curtain time, unless the actual time elapsing between the advertisedcurtain and the end of the performance is in excess of three hours, in whichevent said actual time shall be the length of the performance. The above shallnot apply to the first public performance. No scheduled intermission shall exceed30 minutes.Overtime compensation shall be paid weekly on a cumulative basis for allperformance time in excess of three hours, as herein defined (See Rule 42,OVERTIME). In no event, however, shall Overtime be paid on the firstperformance of any production.(C) All performances or rehearsals for which admission is charged (exceptbona fide benefits endorsed by the Theatre Authority or Equity) are to be countedand considered as performances for which the Actor is to be paid.(1) No more than two performances may be given or begun on any oneday, even though the total number of performances given during the weekis eight or fewer.(2) Any performance begun prior to 1:00 PM shall be counted as anextra performance within the meaning of this paragraph and shall be paidfor at the rate of 2/8th of the Actor's weekly salary, except in the case ofchildren's productions, which may begin prior to 1:00 PM withoutadditional compensation provided it is stipulated in the Actor's contract atthe time of signing and, further, provided all required rest periods areobserved.46