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.
All Stories About L.A. Equity 99-Seat Plan
Up Close and Personal
Small theatre is an aesthetic as well as an economic designation, and both aspects deserve attention.
What Has Equity Won in Los Angeles?
Some theatres are using the actors’ union’s new minimum-wage agreement, but there’s minimal agreement about its impact or its future.
Equity to L.A. 99-Seat Plaintiffs: The Deal’s Off
After months of negotiations, the actors’ union pulls the plug, giving small theatres until December to comply with new minimum wage rules. The case will now go to court.
L.A.’s Boston Court: a Theatre at the Crossroads
A small but powerful theatre in Pasadena has become a national new-play force, but it’s facing new challenges at home.
L.A. Equity Members File, but Don’t Serve, 99-Seat Plan Lawsuit
The next step in the battle over L.A.’s unique Equity “waiver” is intended to get the parties back to the table.
Kate Shindle Is Actors Equity’s New President, Along With Slate of New Officers
A New York actor who has stayed on top of L.A.’s 99-Seat controversy wins the top office.
Actor Dakin Matthews on Why L.A.’s 99-Seat Plan Doesn’t Deserve to Die
The seasoned bicoastal theatremaker agrees in principle with Equity’s goals, but not its expectations or its tactics.
Equity’s Mary McColl on Why L.A.’s 99-Seat Plan Had to Go
Los Angeles is still getting a good deal, AEA’s executive director insists, if people would only take the time to study its new proposals for the city’s small theatres.
AEA Changes the Game for L.A. Theatre
After a referendum vote against its previous proposals, Equity offers new options and loopholes, but retains minimum-wage demand for small-theatre work.
