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The Hardline / Christmas Rule LORT

« on: Sep 12, 2012, 09:13 pm »

Hello Stage Managers,

I came across something new (for me) today and am checking in with my Business Rep but I have confused myself with this Christmas Rule (or my GM and I just have a different understanding the rule.) My instinct is to look at the most conservative sense of the rule to avoid making a costly scheduling error down the road, but my equity greenness may also be causing me to be overly conservative.

The Current Plan for Rehearsal:
Sunday 12/16 Day Off
Monday 12/17- Rehearsal
Tuesday 12/18- Rehearsal
Wednesday 12/19- Rehearsal
Thursday 12/20- Rehearsal
Friday 12/21- Rehearsal
Saturday 12/22- Rehearsal
Sunday 12/23- Rehearsal

Monday- 12/24- Day Off (Christmas Eve)
Tuesday- 12/25- Day Off (Christmas Day)
Wednesday- 12/26- Rehearsal
Thursday- 12/27- Rehearsal
Friday- 12/28- Rehearsal
Saturday- 12/29- Rehearsal
Sunday-12/30- Rehearsal

I Included the pertinent rules below. Now, there is not an actual day off in the week of Monday 17th. I took (f) [below] to mean that regardless of the Christmas rules, you still need a day off in each M-Sun week. My company believes that since we do not have more than 12 days between our day off that we are fine or that possibly the actors can vote to move the day off to the next week (for Christmas Eve). Now, in my opinion- the actors would much prefer to have both Christmas Eve and Day off but I haven't been able to find a rule to support this yet. Any experience/advice/other red flags you may have had with this would be greatly appreciated.
I guess I should count myself lucky that I've generally be off at Christmas, though a pay check is a nice present too. Thanks all! Gina

From the LORT Rule Book:

(ii) Christmas. In addition to the regular day off during the workweek, there will be no rehearsal or performance (except during tech week) on either December 24 or December 25 (but not both unless the regular day off is scheduled by the Theatre on December 24 or December 25). The Theatre may schedule six performances over three consecutive days during the seven day period prior to or following December 25 but not both. During tech week, unless there is a second day off during the workweek, there shall be a daylight day of rest in the same week as the holiday. The daylight day of rest is only required if there is a day free of technical rehearsals in Christmas week. Such daylight day of rest may end at 5:00 PM. (iii) Any changes of day off required by sections (i) and (ii) above will not be included in the changes of day off referred to in section (E)(7)(c).(e) Under no circumstances may more than eight consecutive days elapse between days off, except that 12 days may elapse between days off to comply with the Thanksgiving and Christmas Rule above (see Rule 66(H)(1)(l)(iii)). (f) NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE, THE WORKWEEK IS STILL DEFINED AS MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AND THERE MUST BE A DESIGNATED DAY OFF WITHIN EACH WORKWEEK. [Equity's All Caps, not mine]

EDIT: Fixin some fonts.  --PSMK

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The Hardline / LORT-LOA Tech Hours- Creative Suggestions More Than Welcome!

« on: Sep 07, 2012, 08:29 am »

Hello Ladies and Gents,

I could use some help thinking out of the box. I'm interested in any creative solutions you might have.

Thanks,
Gina

The Facts:

• I'm working on a LORT-LOA that has a maximum rehearsal week of 45 hours including Tech Week.
• We are allowed 2- 10/12 and a max of 8/10 the other days.
• A straight 6 still counts as an 8hr day.
• After that overtime rate would be $12/half hour per person (10 including SM).
• The crew, staff, and venue overtime are not a factor.
• Our tech is a Monday-Sunday with Monday being the day off.
• To add a little more creative fun, Sunday we have to end our day by 3pm to accommodate a load out to our first tour date.
• I am also trying to leave a 8a-12p work call in there for the crew.

I would love to do the improbable- make a reasonable week, that makes the most people happy, without costing my company $1680 in overtime charges (Which would be a 52 hour week, normally allowable under LORT for tech).

Here is the best swing I had at it-

If I do 3- 7/9's, 2- 10/12's, I could do a 5 the last day then I'm only 1 hour into overtime. Here's what I was thinking:

Monday- Day Off
Tuesday- 12p-9p (7/9)
Wednesday- 12p-12a (10/12)
Thursday- 12p-12a (10/12)
Friday- 12p-9p (7/9)
Saturday-12p-9p (7/9) [Could start this day earlier to allow for an evening work call]
Sunday- 10a-3p (5/5)

I tried a few other drafts (with some time tetris involved)-

• B- Sunday as a 6/7...Gain one hour of rehearsal, 2 hours of overtime for $480.
• C- Sunday as a Straight 6..Still only gain 1 hour of rehearsal but allows an extra hour of work notes, for 4 hours of over time for $960. (Honestly this sounds rather silly if work call isn't an issue.)
• D- Max out our rehearsals with the 7/9 being 8/10's with Sunday as a 6/7, 5 hours of over time for $1200.
• E- Same as D with a Straight 6 Sunday, 7 hours of over time for $1680. (In my book, not enough bang for the buck.)

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SMNetwork Archives / A Great Site

« on: Sep 10, 2006, 12:29 pm »

A friend of mine will be travelling soon and thought I would enjoy this site: www.minimus.biz . It is basically miniture or single servings of many things. It was interesting, and they have free shipping on orders over 20 bucks. There are alot of great kit stuffers for those stage managers who like that kind of stuff (myself included). Alot of it is stuff you can get at the store...but you can buy it there in individual packets, etc. Somethings seemed especially helpfull for those of us who do a lot of travel with a little suitcase. Well, i'll let you guys see it for yourself. Let me know what you think.

Gina

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Employment / Electronic Portfolios- Need Help

« on: Aug 12, 2006, 11:45 pm »

Hey guys, I had a question for anyone who has an opinion on this:

I've done both a prompt book example and portfolios in my job searches in the past. I'm starting to apply to more jobs at a distance from where I live and I wanted to make an electronic portfolio. I'd like to make a website eventually, but I have some learning to do on that. It would cost alot of money to copy a promptbook and ship it out and I can't imagine as a prospective employer I would want that thick old book on my desk anyways.

Right now my ultimate goal is to be able to mail off a cover letter, resume, and CD in one packet. I've been going back and forth on format. It's inexpensive, I can make as many copies as I want, I can tailor it to a specific job, and it's easy to coordinate with resumes, ect with cd labels and jewel case inserts. I feel like it is one more step towards makeing it easier to hire me. My two thoughts right now are a power point "something" or a .pdf document. A third one, but not too palatable would be to .pdf an entire calling book. It may be worth it if someone ever wanted a prompt book, but I'm not sure. I'm throwing around what to include: production shots, paperwork, selections of prompt books. Fortunately I have the full version of adobe acrobat and a scanner available as well as some other imaging and photo editing software.

So, has anyone done an electronic portfolio for themselves? What did you put in it, what was your format? Has anyone thought of making one? Any ideas? Does anyone think this is just an oddball project?

Thanks for your help!

Gina