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.
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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.
Actors’ Equity, SAG-AFTRA Settle Dispute Over Filmed Theatre
The guidelines, established to last the duration of the pandemic, were unanimously agreed upon.
Stage Vs. Screen Becomes a Union Battleground
In the jurisdictional war between Equity and SAG-AFTRA over theatre work made for screens, actors and stage managers have the most at stake.
A Tale of Two Reopenings, With and Without the Union Label
American Shakespeare Center and Berkshire Theatre Group will soon open full-scale productions, but only one has Actors’ Equity’s approval.
Actors’ Equity Announces 4 Guiding Principles for Reopening Theatres
The actors’ union, advised by former OSHA head Dr. David Michaels, lays out core principles for stage safety.
