Chanhassen Dinner Theatre Rulebook 05-07 - Actors

(1) Equity will maintain records of ethnic minorities (African-American,Asian/Asian-Pacific American, Hispanic-American, Native American), women,seniors, and Actors with disabilities auditioned at all required interview/auditioncalls held in cities where Equity maintains an office. Equity will send to theProducer at least once within each calendar year a tally of the ethnic minorities(African-American, Asian/Asian-Pacific American, Hispanic-American, NativeAmerican), women, seniors, and Actors with disabilities who auditioned at allrequired interviews/auditions.(2) The Producer will maintain records of ethnic minorities (African-American,Asian/Asian-Pacific American, Hispanic-American, Native American), women,seniors, and Actors with disabilities, auditioned at all non-required and/or localauditions and will forward such records including information on Actors hired, toEquity, at least once within each calendar year, on a form supplied by Equity.(F) Script Review. As an aid to achieving cast integration and in order to promotethe employment of multiracial/multicultural actors (which includes ethnic minorities(African-American, Asian/Asian-Pacific American, Hispanic-American, NativeAmerican), women, seniors, and Actors with disabilities) the Producer will submit alloriginal or substantially revised scripts (or outlines) to be produced in the seasonwith such other related information as may be relevant to a Script AdvisoryCommittee of Equity Association consisting of three members of its EqualEmployment Opportunity. This Committee shall act in an advisory capacity only.After reviewing the script, the Committee shall submit recommendations to, and beprepared to discuss with, the Producer, director, playwright and choreographerthose roles in which ethnic minorities, women, seniors, and actors with disabilitiesmight be cast. It is understood that the script is delivered confidentially and is notfor publication, that the recommendations submitted by the Committee are advisory,and that the recommendation of said advisory Committee shall be made only afteran actual reading of the script. It is further understood that the Producer, or on theProducer’s behalf, the director, playwright, casting director, musicalsupervisor/director, or choreographer, shall have the opportunity to discuss thescript and the Committee’s recommendations with the Script Advisory Committee.The Committee shall not disclose its recommendations to anyone other than thedirector, the playwright, the casting director and the choreographer without thewritten approval of the Producer. If the Producer, or on the Producer’s behalf, thedirector, playwright, casting director, or choreographer, gives such written approval,Equity may disclose said recommendations. However, if the Producer, or on theProducer’s behalf, the director, playwright, casting director, or choreographer, failsto request and be or become available for a discussion with the Committee within10 business days of receipt (by certified mail) of the recommendation, the Producershall be deemed to have approved the disclosure of the recommendations byEquity.30. EQUITY - SPECIAL PROVISIONS.(A) Special Power to Act for Actor. Equity may represent the Actors in any disputewhich may arise with the Producer, and Equity may, at all times, represent the28