Chanhassen Dinner Theatre Rulebook 05-07 - Actors

within one week of engagement by filing the person’s name, address, SocialSecurity number, and a statement, signed by the non-professional, that thenonprofessional is not and never has been a member of any branch of the 4-A's.(C) Equity Membership Candidate. An Equity Membership Candidate is a nonprofessionalwho is interested in obtaining training for the theatre and who intendsto make a career in the professional theatre and properly registers with Equity. TheProducer agrees to abide by all the applicable provisions of the Equity MembershipCandidate (“EMC”) program as established by Equity. For work on the Main Stageat Chanhassen, a creditable work week for the Equity Membership Candidate(EMC) shall be defined at this theatre as any two weeks in which the EMCrehearses, understudies, or performs with the Equity company or functions asproduction trainee to the Equity Stage Manager(s) and shall be so reported on theweekly reports.(D) Local Jobber. A local jobber is a bona fide resident of the community in whichthe theatre is located, who is a non-professional as above described, who is in noother manner connected with the professional theatre. A person who qualifies as aLocal Jobber must be given the option to enroll in the Equity Membership CandidateProgram. (E) The Producer may engage children under the age of 14 to playchildren's roles by notifying Equity in writing prior to the first rehearsal. Such use ofchildren will be outside the non-pro ratio.(E) For the purposes of this Rule, the term "Equity contracts" shall mean thecontracts of all Actors signed for the production except Stage Managers and nonperformingunderstudies as defined in Rule 70(A).(F) Principal Roles: Use of Non-Professionals in Principal Roles.(1) Non-professionals may be used in the following ratio only, said ratios to bein effect from the first day of rehearsal:Principal Actor ContractsNon-ProfessionalsTier 1 4 25 26 37 48 59+ EqualTiers 2 & 3 5 26 27 38 49+ Equal37