BALLET WEST/AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS

other area designated by the Wardrobe Supervisor, and will bepicked up by the ARTIST.h. ARTIST’s may rehearse in costumes only during a scheduled dressrehearsal, or at the request of Artistic Staff. All costume piecesshall be available at the half (½) hour call. Costume pieces may beavailable one (1) hour prior to the performance, with permission ofthe Wardrobe Supervisor, when requested. Request must bereceived forty eight (48) hours in advance.i. ARTISTs are to preset costume pieces and hangers needed forquick changes as instructed by the Wardrobe Department. Asincere effort will be made to have dressers return all costumesfrom a quick-change area to the ARTIST’s dressing roomwhenever possible. Wardrobe Supervisor will determine when thisis possible. If dressers are not available, it will be the ARTIST’sresponsibility to return costume pieces to the dressing room.Personal items will always be the ARTIST’s own responsibility.j. Dressers will be hired for all dress rehearsals and performances.Dressers will assist the ARTISTs with dressing and quick changes.All repairs, alteration requests and the special cleaning needs mustbe made directly to the Wardrobe Supervisor by the end of theperformance. If a costume needs repair or special cleaningattention, ARTIST may give that costume to the dresser who willbring it to the wardrobe area.k. ARTISTs are to return all costume pieces to their proper placeswithin ten (10) minutes of final curtain. In a repertory programthis means within ten (10) minutes of the end of each work. For afull-length ballet this means within ten (10) minutes of the finalcurtain of each act.l. The Wardrobe Department will post ARTIST’s costume notes ifrequested.m. ARTISTs may rent costumes from EMPLOYER as set forth inSection IV.D.5. of this Agreement.n. Fittings for rentals will be arranged at a mutually convenient timefor the ARTIST and the Costume Production staff. Such fittingswill not be considered an Artist Activity under the terms of theBasic Agreement.o. ARTIST shall not sit in costumes unless necessitated by emergencyor artistic considerations.61