ARTIST and DESIGN CONTRACTS

Even though the School’s faculty and staff outline the duties and obligations of performers and Production students through meetings, rehearsals and publications, it is sometimes not enough. Students who have been given key roles and design positions on productions may be asked to sign contracts stating that they have read and understood their obligations.

The positions that currently require Artist and Design contracts are:

• Performer
• Set Designer
• Costume Designer
• Lighting Designer
• Sound Designer
• Projection Designer
• Stage Management
• Design Co-ordinator

The Performer/Stage Management contract is modeled on the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association contract, and will include show dates and times, roles to be played, extraordinary risks (i.e. fencing), duties and obligations (including the adherence to the Permission to be Absent Guidelines), and a fictitious salary, based on house size, to help the theoretical costing of the production.

Performers and Stage Managers working on productions will be considered members of the PERFORMANCE PERFORMERS’ ASSOCIATION, and will, in subsequent seasons, enter into collective bargaining with the faculty and staff to achieve their first collective agreement.

Designers and Design Co – ordinators will be asked to sign a contract based on the one used by members of the Associated Designers of Canada. This contract will include due dates for designs, requirements for each stage of the design process, and a fictitious fee, based on house size, to help the theoretical costing of the production.

Designers and Co-ordinators working on productions will be considered members of the PERFORMANCE ASSOCIATION OF DESIGNERS, and, as is the case with performers, will, in subsequent seasons, enter into collective bargaining with the faculty and staff to achieve their first collective agreement.

Union Contract

This contract is for all the crew members on the union shows With the signing of the contract the students agree to following the union rules as laid out in the Collective Agreement

Photography and Media Waiver

All Actors, Dancers and Production students must sign a waiver so the School can collect their contact information for cast lists and take publicity shots/videos. Images may be used for archive purposes or to promote the School. Exposure may be in print, video or on the website.

Under the Senate Policy governing intellectual property and student work, all shows produced by the School are considered “group projects” created using the facilities and materials supplied by the University. Therefore no student owns exclusive right to his or her creative work. Creative work can include, but not be limited to, set, costume, lighting, and projection designs, soundscapes, acting characterizations, choreography, craft projects (set, prop or wardrobe pieces) or any other artistic product created for use on a show.

The School is part owner, with the student and the University, of this intellectual property, and can use the material in its promotion of the School and its students.