STAGE DIRECTORS Clause Samples
The 'Stage Directors' clause defines the roles, responsibilities, and authority of stage directors involved in a production. It typically outlines the director's creative control over staging, interpretation, and rehearsal processes, and may specify their involvement in casting or production meetings. This clause ensures clarity regarding the director's scope of work and decision-making power, helping to prevent disputes and maintain a smooth creative process.
STAGE DIRECTORS. (a) Compensation - The minimum compensation of STAGE DIRECTORS shall be on a weekly basis, as follows: SUMMER OF 2023 0% SUMMER OF 2024 3% SUMMER OF 2025 3% SUMMER OF 2026 2.75% SUMMER OF 2027 2.5% STAGE DIRECTORS $1957.66 $2,016.39 $2,076.88 $2,134.00 $2,187.35
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STAGE DIRECTORS. 1. A Principal who is employed as a Stage Director shall receive a minimum of not less than two (2) weeks’ Minimum Base Salary as provided in Paragraph B of this Article FIFTH for each opera to which he/she is assigned as Stage Director.
2. A Principal who is employed as an Assistant Stage Director and who is assigned to a production as the Stage Director shall receive weekly compensation at the Stage Director rate specified in Paragraph B (1) above, in lieu of the weekly rate otherwise applicable for such artist’s engagement as Assistant Stage Director, for each week in which such Assistant Stage Director performs rehearsal and/or performance work as the Stage Director of such production.
3. A non-staff Stage Director shall receive a preparation fee of $3,000.00 when directing an opera for his/her first time, except that the fee shall be $2,000.00 if the opera is one on which he/she previously assisted.
4. At the request of any Stage Director, The Met shall engage in good faith negotiations with such Stage Director with regard to above-scale compensation.
STAGE DIRECTORS. (a) Compensation - The minimum compensation of STAGE DIRECTORS shall be on a weekly basis, as follows: SUMMER OF 2024 3% SUMMER OF 2025 3% SUMMER OF 2026 2.5% SUMMER OF 2027 2.75% STAGE DIRECTORS $2,016.39 $2,076.88 $2,134.00 $2,187.35
(b) Per Diem - STAGE DIRECTORS who are working beyond a fifty-five (55) mile radius of the individual's domicile shall be paid the following rates: SUMMER OF 2024 3% SUMMER OF 2025 3% SUMMER OF 2026 2.75% SUMMER OF 2027 2.5% Per Diem $82.79 $85.28 $87.62 $89.81
(c) Rehearsal Conditions - In recognition of the unique nature of the position, STAGE DIRECTORS are not subject to the rehearsal limitations or the overtime provisions contained elsewhere in this Agreement. However, EMPLOYER shall assign only reasonable and industry-accepted hours and responsibilities. Nothing in this Paragraph shall abrogate the rights of the STAGE DIRECTORS with regard to the other provisions of this Agreement including but not limited to Arbitration, Force Majeure, Health Insurance, and the like. To receive such health insurance benefits, STAGE DIRECTOR must be principally involved in the staging of the production, but need not be present for all performances to be credited for each performance, as set forth in this Agreement.
STAGE DIRECTORS. 2.1. The minimum compensation of STAGE DIRECTORS shall be on a weekly basis, as follows: Effective 10/1/22 $3,105.78 2.2. Per Diem payments shall be made in accordance with Article 23 of Section 1.
STAGE DIRECTORS. 2.1. The minimum compensation of STAGE DIRECTORS shall be on a weekly basis, as follows: Effective 9/1/23 Effective 9/1/24 Effective 9/1/25 $3,198.95 $3,326.91 $3,459.99
2.2. Per Diem payments shall be made in accordance with Article 23 of Section 1.
2.3. STAGE DIRECTOR shall receive a five percent (5%) royalty, based on original fee, for a new production which is subsequently remounted by a third party. This provision shall not apply if the third party offers STAGE DIRECTOR the first opportunity to direct that production but does apply if the production is sold in which case the buyer shall assume any royalty obligations.
2.4. Should the STAGE DIRECTOR be required to rehearse alternate casts, provisions shall be made in the Individual Artist Agreement.
2.5. STAGE DIRECTORS shall be prepared to rehearse in accordance with the parameters set forth in the Individual Artist Agreement, provided said Agreement has been signed by ARTIST or their agent prior to commencement of rehearsals.
2.6. In recognition of the unique nature of the position, STAGE DIRECTORS are not subject to the rehearsal limitations or the overtime provisions contained elsewhere in this Agreement. However, MANAGEMENT shall assign only reasonable and industry- accepted hours and responsibilities. Nothing in this Article shall abrogate the rights of the STAGE DIRECTORS with regard to other provisions of this Agreement including but not limited to Arbitration, Force Majeure, Health Insurance, and the like. To receive such Health Insurance benefits, STAGE DIRECTOR must be principally involved in the staging of the production, but need not be present for all performances to be credited for each performance, as set forth in Section 2. Article 4.
STAGE DIRECTORS. (a) The minimum compensation of STAGE DIRECTORS shall be on a weekly basis, as outlined in the Compensation Schedule of this Agreement.
(b) Per diem payments shall be made as outlined in the Compensation Schedule of this Agreement when the STAGE DIRECTOR is working beyond a seventy-five (75) mile radius of the individual's domicile. In the case where Opera Pacific provides artists, Stage Directors, and their Assistants, and Stage Managers and their Assistants, apartment housing with kitchen facilities, it is agreed that Opera Pacific will compensate said Artists 50% stated per ▇▇▇▇ referred to with hotel housing.
(c) In recognition of the unique nature of the positions, STAGE DIRECTORS are not subject to the rehearsal limitations or the overtime provisions contained elsewhere in this Agreement so long as they do not work more than sixty hours per week or ten hours per day. This is not to relinquish the STAGE DIRECTORS' rights with regard to the provisions of this Agreement covering Health Contributions, Arbitration and Force Majeure.
STAGE DIRECTORS. (1) The minimum compensation of STAGE DIRECTORS shall be on a weekly or per production basis as follows: 8/1/2023 8/1/2024 8/1/2025 Per Week $1,663.85 $1,713.75 $1,765.15 The total compensation to a Stage Director engaged for a new mainstage Production shall not be less than six (6) times the weekly minimum even if the engagement period is for fewer than six (6) weeks. A New Production shall be defined as a production that:
(i) is not a Community Performance, Workshop, or Small Scale performance;
(ii) the Stage Director collaborates with a design team to create a new physical production (i.e., inclusive of sets, costumes, props etc.); and
(iii) premieres at COT. The timing of payments to the Stage Director shall be paid on a mutually agreeable schedule.
(2) Should the STAGE DIRECTOR be required to rehearse alternate casts, provisions shall be made in the Individual Artist’s Agreement.
(3) In recognition of the unique nature of the positions, STAGE DIRECTORS are not subject to the rehearsal limitations or the overtime provisions contained elsewhere in this Agreement. However, COT shall assign only reasonable and industry-accepted hours and responsibilities. This is not to relinquish the STAGE DIRECTORS rights with regards to the other provisions of this Agreement including but not limited to Arbitration, Force Majeure, and the like.