pittsburgh ballet theatre, inc. - American Guild of Musical Artists

production, an Artist may be required to rehearse up to four (4) consecutive hours without a one(1) hour break without receiving Overtime Pay, provided that the four (4) hour rehearsal is theonly rehearsal scheduled that day.(2) Performances Weeks for Productions Outside of the Benedum Center.At the Artistic Director’s sole discretion, during performance weeks involvingperformances outside of the Benedum Center, the provisions of this subparagraph orsubparagraph 22(1) shall apply. In a week in which two (2) or fewer performances onconsecutive days or the same day are scheduled at a location other than the Benedum Center, anArtist's maximum work week without overtime compensation shall be thirty (30) hours,including performance calculated as three (3) hours or the actual length of the performance,whichever is greater, and travel time, as calculated in subparagraph 31(l). During this week, anArtist shall not be required to rehearse on two (2) performance days, nor shall an Artist berequired to rehearse in excess of two (2) hours on one (1) performance days (may be up to three(3) hours for an on-stage rehearsal only) and five (5) hours on nonperformance days. Therehearsal on the day before the performance day can be used only to rehearse the repertoire to beperformed within the next seven (7) days. However, on the day before the Nutcracker Ball orother special gala event, there may be rehearsal of other material, provided that there must be arun through of the repertoire which will be performed the following day.(3) The Artist shall not be required to rehearse within the two (2) hour periodprior to the commencement of any performance unless such rehearsal is scheduled underemergency conditions as herein defined and further provided that such emergency rehearsal iscompensated for as provided in paragraph 22(b) of the Agreement.(4) To reflect current practice, during theater tech rehearsals, dancer breakswill be taken at the end of an act and shall be no less than fifteen minutes.(b) The maximum number of consecutive hours of rehearsal is three (3) hours. If theArtist shall be required to rehearse in excess of the maximum number of hours per day or perweek, as above provided, s/he shall be paid not less than the hourly overtime rate for each suchadditional rehearsal hour or fraction thereof. The fourth (4 th ) hour after three consecutive hoursof rehearsal must be an uninterrupted rest hour. When the hours rehearsed are not consecutive,the one (1) hour break will be given after three (3) hours total of rehearsal.(c) The Artist shall not be called for class, rehearsal or any required service soonerthan twelve (12) hours following the end of the preceding performance or rehearsal period in theCity of Origination.On tour, there shall be a twelve (12) hour interval from the end of the last precedingrehearsal or performance to the next call. In case of an emergency, as defined herein, the Artistshall receive compensation as provided in subparagraph 22(b) above. However, there may beless than a twelve (12) hour interval for travel home, as long as no service other than travel isrequired, provided that the specific schedule and length of the interval must be discussed withand approved by the delegates before it is finalized.17