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

(g) The Employer agrees that Artists’ costumes will be cleaned at the beginning ofeach season and after fifteen (15) wearings of each costume thereafter, except when not feasibleduring Nutcracker season. The Employer agrees to launder all skin clothing (bras, thongs,unadorned leotards and unitards, dance belts, tights, trunks, and tee shirts) after each wearing.Adorned leotards and unitards will be laundered and air-dried after two (2) wearings. All Artistsshall be assigned new trunks, dance belts, tights or similar garments at the beginning of the firstweek of employment. These items shall be labeled with the name of the Artist and will be keptand maintained by the Wardrobe Department and will be made available for studio and theaterdress rehearsals and performances only. The Employer agrees to furnish two (2) tee shirts to allmale Artists to wear under costumes, one of which will be labeled with the name of the Artist,will be kept and maintained by the Wardrobe Department and will be made available for studioand theater dress rehearsals and performances on1y. Artists will never be required to wear theunlaundered tights of another Artist under any circumstances. All appropriate laundry should beavailable for all rehearsals in which Artists are required to wear a costume.(h) The Employer shall supply each Artist with wigs, beards, hair pieces, andcostume jewelry that is required by the Employer to be worn by the Artist in any ballet, as wellas socks, tights and thongs necessitated by the costumes, and all necessary supplies which are tobe distributed no later than one-half (½) hour prior to the performance. Wig caps, glue and hairpins are to be made available no later than one half (½) hour prior to the performance.(i) Artist, upon signing an individual contract, agrees to submit to Employer inwriting their requirement for ballet shoes, including size, brand and special order and Employeragrees to place a requested order if reasonable. Artist may change a shoe order by resubmittinga written request to the Employer. However, Artist must first use up all shoes from the previousorder before using shoes from the new order. All incorrect shoe orders will be returned to themanufacturer if the Employer is promptly informed thereof.(j) Dancers shall not be responsible for returning their costumes to the dressingrooms when costume changes are required during single acts.38. COSTUME FITTINGS(a) Costume fittings shall be considered and compensated as rehearsal time for allpurposes. The Employer agrees that costume fittings will be scheduled during scheduledrehearsal hours.(b) Each Artist shall have at least one (1) fitting per season for each costume theArtist will be required to wear in the season.(c) If the Artist is called for costume fittings on the Artist’s Free Day, such call willbe for not less than two (2) hours for which the Artist shall be compensated not less than thehourly penalty rate for each hour or fraction thereof.32