Hi Guys, a friend of mine is working on an ethnic show and she asked me if I could post her question here to get some professional opinions.
She is from the presenter side and she rented the theater. After reviewing the labor assignment, she found there were couple of people the show won't need due to religious reasons of the performance company, e.g. wardrobe. So she explained it to both the theater and the union as presenter. the union understood it well and agreed with the presenter, but the theater's stage manager insisted to have the presenter pay for it even if the wardrobe people do nothing during the show because they are bonded by the contract between the theater and the union. Now my friend is so confused that she never met such an issue before. Even if Union agreed, the theater still won't let it go. So her question is: is her requirement unreasonable or what she should do next to resolve it?
Thanks very much for your help!
She is from the presenter side and she rented the theater. After reviewing the labor assignment, she found there were couple of people the show won't need due to religious reasons of the performance company, e.g. wardrobe. So she explained it to both the theater and the union as presenter. the union understood it well and agreed with the presenter, but the theater's stage manager insisted to have the presenter pay for it even if the wardrobe people do nothing during the show because they are bonded by the contract between the theater and the union. Now my friend is so confused that she never met such an issue before. Even if Union agreed, the theater still won't let it go. So her question is: is her requirement unreasonable or what she should do next to resolve it?
Thanks very much for your help!