MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT - American Guild of Musical Artists

ALTERNATES AND UNDERSTUDIES
SIDELETTER
August 1, 2011
AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS
1430 Broadway, 14 th floor
New York, NY 10018
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter by and between the AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS and
BALLET THEATRE FOUNDATION, INC. shall serve to clarify the implementation of
paragraph 2625, Alternates and Understudies, of the collective bargaining agreement
dated August 1, 2004 2011 through and including July 31, 2007 2014.
(3) A Dancer called to perform a role who is also understudying
another role which is being performed during that performance shall receive
compensation for the Dancer’s performance and not as an understudy, but shall
nevertheless perform all the duties of an understudy.
(4) An understudy who fails to cover a performance as assigned
by the Employer shall not be paid therefore and shall be considered to have violated
his/her obligation under paragraph 26 25.
(5) Unless otherwise assigned during a performance or requested
by the Employer, an understudy covering a performance under paragraph 25 may
leave the theatre after the role for which he/she is understudying is completed.
(6) An understudy requested by the Employer to be present
for a performance must sign in by half-hour so that his/her presence in the theatre
may be verified and shall indicate on a form to be provided by BTF, where in the theater
he/she shall be observing the performance, e.g., the audience, the wings, etc.
(7) In the event it shall appear during a performance that an
understudy or alternate shall be required to perform because the Dancer otherwise
performing the role is unable to do so, then the understudy or alternate, as the case may
be, shall immediately report to the Stage Manager.
(8) In the event an understudy shall request to be excused from the
requirement an assignment to cover a performance, such request shall not be
unreasonably withheld and if such request is granted, the understudy shall receive no
pay for the missed understudy coverage.
(9) Even though a Dancer has not previously danced a role, BTF
may designate that Dancer as an alternate. An alternate may request to be assigned to
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