Common use of Previews Clause in Contracts

Previews. (A) Where paid previews are given immediately preceding the opening performance; that is, where there are no intervening days, rehearsals, or unpaid previews, the Producer, if the company shall close within two weeks of said opening, may claim the pro-rata salaries paid to the Actors for said previews as a credit and off-set against the minimum guarantee provided for in the Contract of Employment. (B) Any sums paid to the Actor for rehearsals, whether at full salary or as Rehearsal Salary, or any sums paid to the Actor for unpaid previews or for paid previews not immediately preceding the opening performance, shall not be a credit against the minimum guarantee specified in the Contract. (C) When a Company does not go out-of-town on a pre-Point of Organization tour and gives paid previews at Point of Organization prior to the Official Opening, rehearsal provisions set forth in Rule 58(D)(1)(c) shall apply. However, once the production has used all of the rehearsal hours during the weeks set forth in Rule 58(D)(1)(c), Actors shall be paid the applicable overtime premium for rehearsals on the day after the day off, as set forth in Rule 61(B)(2)(c).