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

24. REHEARSALS - MINIMUM GUARANTEE(a) When any Artist returns from a layoff from the Employer of three (3) weeks ormore duration, s/he will not be required to participate in a fully produced performance prior tothe Friday of the third week of his/her return.(b) Class shall be made available to Company members two (2) weeks prior to thefirst scheduled rehearsal week of the season, on a local-option basis.25. FREE DAYS AND HOLIDAYS(a) During each five (5) day rehearsal week, each Artist will receive two (2) FreeDays as is defined herein. In the absence of special circumstances or needs, those two (2) FreeDays shall be Saturday and Sunday.(b) Artists may not be required to rehearse and/or perform on the following legalholidays: Labor Day, Independence Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’sDay and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. All such legal holidays shall be in addition to theregularly scheduled Free Days. If there is a performance scheduled on the legal holiday, theArtists shall receive an extra Free Day within the succeeding or preceding four (4) week periodof employment.(c) For tours which are in excess of twenty-one (21) days, the Employer shall use allbest efforts to designate the Free Day on the day immediately following the Company’s return tothe City of Origination.26. REHEARSAL CONDITIONS - GENERAL PROVISIONS(a) The Employer shall not schedule a Dancer for rehearsals in two separate studiosin the same time period. If the Dancer does rehearse in two separate studios during the sametime period, it shall count and be compensated for as two rehearsals.(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 hours total of rehearsal except for full dressrehearsals with orchestra for Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake where rehearsals may be fourconsecutive hours. If the Artist is scheduled to rehearse for a fourth (4 th ) consecutive hour, s/heshall be compensated the hourly penalty rate. The Artist will not be required to travel to anotherplace of rehearsal during the one (1) hour rest period.(c) When the cast of any ballet is required to execute movements or kneel on thefloor in any rehearsal room or on stage, the floor of such room or stage shall be maintained inproper condition for such work and cleaned prior to such class and/or rehearsal. No otherrehearsals shall be called on the freshly cleaned floor prior to the rehearsal in question.21