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CER (Casual Employment Rider) and Prep
« on: Aug 05, 2015, 09:26 pm »
I did some searching and couldn't come up with what I wanted to find...

For those that have worked under a CER, you know there is no prep period associated with this rider (generally). Being a good SM, I want to do prep for my next project, but I also just came off a month-long away from home gig today and my new project starts in 2 days.

What do you do? If you're not being paid to prep, do you prep? Or do you let it slide and just work it out during the first rehearsal? In my situation, the company manager has already emailed the cast with a contact sheet, rehearsal schedule and info about the first day. This would be the first show I never prepped for, and only my second CER.

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Re: CER (Casual Employment Rider) and Prep
« Reply #1 on: Aug 06, 2015, 11:53 am »
I think you'll find if you don't prep for the show, you're going to be (or feel like) you're behind. I seem to recall a previous thread (couldn't find it in search) that dealt with the same thing and that person didn't prep because they weren't being compensated for their time. It ended being a big mistake and they suffered for it.
It may also depend on what type of production it is, how much help you have, etc.

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Re: CER (Casual Employment Rider) and Prep
« Reply #2 on: Aug 06, 2015, 02:37 pm »
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Re: CER (Casual Employment Rider) and Prep
« Reply #3 on: Aug 06, 2015, 03:40 pm »
Having done far more than my share of "holy whatever we open tomorrow how fast can you learn the show" anything you can do ahead of time will make your life easier on the other end.