Will Gov. Gavin Newsom Sign Senate Bill 1116?
California’s latest attempt to save its smaller theatres, which have been severely strained by a new labor law and COVID impacts, has the crucial backing of Equity.
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‘Glacial’ Change: AEA Hiring Report Shows Continued Bias
Despite small gains by women, non-binary folks, and people of color, union data confirm that cis white men remain most visible and well paid actors and stage managers.
Actors’ Equity and Off-Broadway League Reach New Agreement
Enhanced COVID safety protocols are a focus, as are strengthening avenues of redress against workplace harassment and discrimination.
Masks and Vaccination Proof to Be Required at All Broadway Shows
The new agreement between Actors’ Equity and the Broadway League covers both workers and audiences for Broadway shows as well as sit-down productions across the U.S.
Actors’ Equity Blows Open the Doors
What will the union’s new Open Access mean for the theatre industry? Here’s our stab at an explainer.
Actors’ Equity Announces ‘Open Access’ to Membership
The new program, effective immediately, will allow any actors or stage managers who have received compensation for theatrical work to join the union.
Equity Lifts COVID-19 Masking and Testing Mandates
Fully vaccinated companies may return to pre-COVID practices, more or less, but audience interaction is still a no-go.
Equity Announces New Guidelines, Webinar on Vaccines
The actor and stage manager union has issued new guidelines for fully vaccinated workplaces and will host a vaccine webinar on April 7.
Carmen Morgan, Futaba Shioda Awarded 2020 Robeson Award
For the first time, the award presented by Actors’ Equity Association and Foundation will go to 2 individuals.
Second Actors’ Equity Diversity Report Shows ‘Incremental’ Shifts
The actors’ and stage manager’s union intends to begin publishing a diversity report annually.
