Post by Melanie LynchPost by Christopher JahnPost by Melanie LynchI know contracts are not always the same length depending on the
performer, but for some reason I have 9 months in my head.
For what? Broadway? National Tour? LORT?
Sorry. Broadway.
The answer is kind of complicated; contract *minimums* are set by Equity,
but that does not mean more could not be negotiated.
IIRC, "Standard Minimum" contracts run about 8 weeks, but can be less.
After eight weeks, there is a mandatory bump in pay. These contracts can
be extended for short durations.
A "Term Contract" can be as long as the duration of the production or
whatever other term the parties agree to in excess of two weeks BUT the
producer must pay at least $150 a week over the current minimum salary.
However, if you're all ready signed to the production on a Standard
Minimum, there are different rules.
But you can poke through it and see:
http://web.actorsequity.org/Members/agree_overview.asp
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