Hello!
I am looking for some advice and figured I would post it here and see what feedback I could get. I am an Equity Stage Manager. I recently got offered and accepted a gig in March and April. I'm also currently working on a show that plans to close at the end of the year. When I got offered and accepted the show in March/April I immediately tried to figure out what I could do to fill the gap between my current show closing the end of December and this show starting in March. There is a company I have worked for several times before that is remounting a show I have done twice before. I went to them after I got offered this show in March and asked them if I could do their show again. They said yes. This show starts rehearsal right when my current show is closing, but it runs until mid March. The contract has an out in it, you just have to give four weeks notice. The show runs for 8 weeks total, I am available for the first 5 weeks of the run, then I would need to leave.
So my question is - should I tell the company about the conflict before I sign the contract, but then risk them deciding they would rather find someone else who can do the entire run, or should I just give the amount of notice required in the contract?
Any advice is appreciated! Thank you!