#51
Posted: 11/17/11 at 11:45pm
The current language up for debate is: 6 shows in 3 days for up two twelve weeks per year. On the weeks where there are 3 two show days, there must be a second day off, one of which must occur directly after the 3rd day.
If it turns out to be more lucrative, then hey, the show could perhaps run longer creating more work for more actors (which is what Equity's focus should be) Not to mention the overtime the actors would get for all the extra rehearsals for the extra swings that would need to be hired to cover for when there are more call outs. Also, the producers might be the ones burned in the end with all the extra dough they'd have to spend just to make sure there is a full cast in everyday.
I say go for it. An actor myself, there was a time where I did 14 shows in a week (8 of a full length, 6 of a 1 hour children's show) for about a month. Yeah, it was tough work, but I also knew to take good care of myself. I never lost my voice, never had physical issues, and never missed a show. I couldn't have done it for months on end, but that most likely won't be the case here as producers are smart enough to know that doing this crazy thing for 12 weeks solid will run them into the ground. Actors should know that a "day of rest" as it is called by Equity is just that. Not a day to go mountain climbing, or on a shopping spree around the city.
If it turns out to be more lucrative, then hey, the show could perhaps run longer creating more work for more actors (which is what Equity's focus should be) Not to mention the overtime the actors would get for all the extra rehearsals for the extra swings that would need to be hired to cover for when there are more call outs. Also, the producers might be the ones burned in the end with all the extra dough they'd have to spend just to make sure there is a full cast in everyday.
I say go for it. An actor myself, there was a time where I did 14 shows in a week (8 of a full length, 6 of a 1 hour children's show) for about a month. Yeah, it was tough work, but I also knew to take good care of myself. I never lost my voice, never had physical issues, and never missed a show. I couldn't have done it for months on end, but that most likely won't be the case here as producers are smart enough to know that doing this crazy thing for 12 weeks solid will run them into the ground. Actors should know that a "day of rest" as it is called by Equity is just that. Not a day to go mountain climbing, or on a shopping spree around the city.
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