MSUA Rulebook 11-14 - Actors

Producer or the Producer's representative in organizing and facilitating allrequired auditions (except for Local Equity Auditions).(9) To ensure privacy during each individual audition, no portion of the auditionroom shall be used as a waiting room.(10) Persons not participating in the audition shall not be allowed in any areawhere performers are singing, dancing, or reading for roles.(11) Audio or videotaping, or filming of Equity performers shall not be permittedat auditions. Photographs may not be taken while the Actor is auditioning.(12) Safe and Sanitary Provisions. When auditions are held, the Producer shallprovide a space, approved by Equity in advance, which approval shall not beunreasonably withheld, and which shall include:(a) A room, separate from the audition space, with seats and open spacewhere the performer may wait and/or warm up for the audition. Said roomshall be available one hour before the scheduled starting time of theaudition;(b) Separate changing facilities (not lavatories) for men and women at anyaudition where they are required to dance(c) An audition room, change room and/or waiting room which is properlylighted, ventilated and heated (when necessary) during inclement or coldweather to at least 68 degrees F;(d) An ample supply of pure, cool drinking water and cups as needed, at nocost to the Actor, wherever the Actor is required to audition;(e) Areas designated as smoking areas in buildings where smoking ispermitted. (Smoking shall not be permitted outside said areas, includingwaiting rooms and rehearsal rooms, where auditions are being held);(f) Dance surfaces in accordance with Rule 54(H) when performers arerequired to dance. (Equity reserves the right to approve audition dancesurfaces).(13) The Producer shall insure that liability insurance to cover performers atauditions is provided.(14) Equity Principal Auditions (EPA’s).(a) Up to four signatories to this Agreement may jointly conduct suchauditions, provided that the appropriate representatives of each Theatre arepresent at the auditions.(b) There shall be no fewer than 21 hours of Equity Principal auditions, tobe scheduled in no fewer than three days when said auditions are sharedby up to four signatories to this Agreement. If a signatory to this Agreementholds Equity auditions separately and does not share them with any othersignatory, said audition may be reduced to 14 hours, scheduled in no fewerthan two days. The Producer agrees to provide audition slots for at least126 performers on each of the seven-hour days and may see more if timepermits.(c) Auditions for Equity performers shall be conducted in a city in which10