Equity rules on understudy notification?- Page 2
Equity rules on understudy notification?
#25Specific rules
Posted: 11/19/16 at 10:17am
I was there last night. My friend got to the theatre earlier than me, at around 7:15, and they were passing out papers saying that Josh was out and you could get your tickets refunded or switched to another date. I got there at around 7:30 there were slips in the playbills, Scott's name was on the understudy board, and they were still passing out those papers about refunds and stuff. They actually had three lines formed, two for the show and one for people looking to switch their tickets.
Updated On: 11/19/16 at 10:17 AM
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#28Specific rules
Posted: 11/20/16 at 3:17pm
PThespian said: "PThespian said: "dramamama611 said: "It doesn't take that long to stuff. I just did it the other night for some 800 programs...took less than 15 minutes.
(I know it's not the same as a bway house, but I did it with hs kids that have never done so. And about the size of a house staff.)
Please don't make a statement like "It doesn't take long to insert." It doesn't take YOU long to insert.
I've been doing inserts on an almost daily basis for over twenty years. I know how long it takes me to do them (which is longer than 15 mins) and how long it takes most of my co-workers.
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Not to mention, ushers also have to de-insert if someone didn't remove the inserts from the day before that happen to be different than the ones for the day in question..and not get mixed up in the process.
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jimmycurry01
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/05
#29Specific rules
Posted: 11/20/16 at 6:11pm
These questions come up a lot. Here is a scan from my copy of the Equity Handbook. This is from the 2008 edition. They get updated every three years, so it is a bit out of date. However, big changes don't happen too often, and I believe this particular rule is still up to date.
Scan From Equity Handbook
#30Specific rules
Posted: 11/20/16 at 6:53pm
no need to scan. the whole thing is online at http://www.actorsequity.org/docs/rulebooks/Production_Rulebook_League_11-15.pdf
The summary of changes beyond that is also online. http://www.actorsequity.org/docs/rulebooks/Production_Summary_2015-2019.pdf
(And no, there are no changes to this rule.)
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