Contract 2007-2011 - American Guild of Musical Artists

DateAMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS1430 Broadway, 14 th floorNew York, NY 10018Ladies and Gentlemen:This letter by and between the AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS andBALLET THEATRE FOUNDATION, INC. shall serve to clarify the implementation ofparagraph 26, Alternates and Understudies, of the collective bargaining agreementdated August 1, 2004 through and including July 31, 2007.(1) A Dancer called to perform a role who is also understudyinganother role which is being performed during that performance shall receivecompensation for the Dancer’s performance and not as an understudy, but shallnevertheless perform all the duties of an understudy.(2) An understudy who fails to cover a performance shall not bepaid therefore and shall be considered to have violated his/her obligation underparagraph 26.(3) Unless otherwise assigned during a performance, an understudycovering a performance under paragraph 25 may leave the theatre after the role forwhich he/she is understudying is completed.(4) An understudy must sign in by half-hour so that his/herpresence in the theatre may be verified and shall indicate on a form to be provided byBTF, where in the theater he/she shall be observing the performance, e.g., the audience,the wings, etc.(5) In the event it shall appear during a performance that anunderstudy or alternate shall be required to perform because the Dancer otherwiseperforming the role is unable to do so, then the understudy or alternate, as the case maybe, shall immediately report to the Stage Manager.(6) In the event an understudy shall request to be excused from therequirement to cover a performance, such request shall not be unreasonably withheldand if such request is granted, the understudy shall receive no pay for the missedunderstudy coverage.(7) Even though a Dancer has not previously danced a role, BTFmay designate that Dancer as an alternate. An alternate may request to be assigned tocover a performance and if such request is granted shall be compensated as if theDancer had been originally so designated.4847-3313-3571.10 54