New Equity Agreement to Cover Actors Who Drink on the Job
After negotiations between Actors’ Equity Association and Brass Jar Productions, Drunk Shakespeare’s cast and crew ratifies first union contract.
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This Month in Theatre History
August has been a month of strikes, disagreement, recovery, the coming and going of influential festivals, and a belated Broadway triumph.
‘Tommy,’ Can You Hear Me? I’m Not Gonna Take It
From its casting to its staging, the acclaimed new Broadway revival of the iconic rock musical misses opportunities to engage with, and subvert, harmful tropes around Deafness and disability.
Chicago Theatres Sign New Equity Agreement
AEA and Producers’ Association of Chicago Area Theatres have announced a new 4-year deal.
Alan Eisenberg (1935-2023)
The longest serving Actors’ Equity Association executive director, he led the union from 1981 to 2006.
Booze, Bard, Union Card: Drunk Shakespeare Troupes Get Organized
A spark that started in Chicago has caught fire around the country, as both staff and performers for Drunk Shakespeare join Actors’ Equity.
Dale R. Shields, Pearl Cleage, Black Rep of Kansas City Win Robeson Awards
After a COVID hiatus, the award recognizing art and social impact will give be given to 3 recipients for the years 2021-2023.
Actors’ Equity, Broadway League Reach Touring Agreement
The agreement averts a threatened strike by Equity members.
Actors’ Equity Issues Strike Threat Over Touring Contract
The union has been negotiating with the Broadway League for a new national touring contract since January; the current contract expired on Feb. 5.
Actors’ Equity and LORT Reach New Tentative Agreement
The agreement comes after 6 days of in-person bargaining and multiple sessions on Zoom.
