The group was notable for using several vocal performers instead of having a single lead vocalist.

But independent and student projects often use nonunion performers and ask people to work on unpaid 12-hour shoots.

They tried using local performers to generate community support and to save on Equity salaries.

Using the set, costumes, performers, and other resources from the recently closed third US national touring production, the production was only slightly altered.

They have used climbers, dancers with vertical training and performers with no climbing skills in their pieces.

They went to Laredo to help cast the film, hoping to use amateur performers, and gained some insights during auditions.

One characteristic of Rainer's early choreography was her fascination with using non-dancer performers.

Radio stations used similar performers at other stations throughout the Midwest and into Tennessee.

Producers of the show said they wanted to use real street artists, rather than professional performers, to convey an authentic New York experience.