MSUA Rulebook 11-14 - Actors

the Actor for signature in accordance with the above, the Producer shall contactEquity for interim procedures. A standard Equity contract must nevertheless besigned by the Producer and Actor within 24 hours after the Actor's arrival at thetheatre or rehearsal location.(F) Filing with Equity. After entering into any employment contract, the Producershall send to Equity an exact copy thereof no later than 72 hours after receiptthereof by the Producer from the Actor or his designated representative. Should theProducer fail to do so, the Actor may, Equity consenting, terminate the contractwithout notice or obligation to the Producer. Should the contract not be filed by theProducer within four weeks, the Actor may, Equity consenting, terminate thecontract without notice and the Producer shall pay to the Actor such amount as hemay be entitled to under the rules for a breach thereof.(G) Attempted Breach. No Actor shall agree with a Producer, employment Agent,personal representative, or other Actor, and no Producer shall agree with any Actor,employment Agent, or personal representative to cause or attempt to cause, oragree to permit any breach of any term of any employment contract.Should any Equity member engage in such conduct, he shall be subject to suchdisciplinary action as Equity may determine.Should any Producer be found by an Arbitration Award to have engaged in suchconduct, said Producer agrees that such conduct on his part shall be a breach of hisemployment agreements with Actors, entitling any such Actors, to recover from theProducer, Equity consenting, a sum equal to two weeks' contractual salary asliquidated damages, no present basis of calculation existing.The Producer further agrees that, upon such breach, his name may be posted onthe Defaulting Producers list at Equity.In the event of a recovery of liquidated damages by or on behalf of the offendingActor, the same shall be paid into the Actors' Equity Foundation, Inc.18. CROSS-CONTRACTUAL TOUR.(A) When a Production, including a Package Tour, being presented under theMSUA Agreement is transferred to or from a location using a Contract or Agreementother than the MSUA Agreement, Equity shall be consulted and determineconditions (without limitation) consistent with that of continuous employment inorder that Actor's benefits, (i.e. sick leave and vacation accrual), salary and workrules shall be protected in the transfer.(B) When a Unit Tour being presented under the MSUA Agreement converts toanother Equity Agreement within eight weeks of the final performance under thisAgreement, the provisions in (A) above shall apply. In addition, an Actor who hascompleted the Unit Tour must be offered employment to perform the same role(s) orfunction(s) in the subsequent tour if said tour occurs within eight weeks of theclosing of the Unit Tour. [See also Rule 22(E)(2), DEFINITIONS.]19. DANCE CAPTAIN.(A) Whenever there is choreography and/or musical staging in a production, aDance Captain shall be required from the first day of rehearsal. The Stage Manager22