Touring members of the Actors' Equity union will be distributing leaflets ahead of their Philadelphia performances this weekend as they struggle to negotiate a new contract with producers.
The theatrical union, representing actors and stage managers, has authorized, though not yet enacted, a strike of all touring productions following an impasse in negotiations with The Broadway League.
The union for actors and stage managers has been negotiating with the Broadway League for higher wages and per diems since mid-January.
Equity is ramping up pressure on The Broadway League, asking members and the public to share their demands on social media.
Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) has approved the launch of a political action committee (PAC).
A group of Indianapolis actors and storytellers has come together to launch an entity the city has long lacked: a Black-owned professional equity theater that focuses on Black people's stories.
The agreement remains subject to ratification by both Equity members and LORT members.
The PAC will raise money for federal candidates who back greater arts funding, expanded health care coverage and workers' rights.
The Department for Professional Employees (DPE) and its 12 affiliated unions in arts, entertainment and media have announced an updated diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy agenda with the intention of proposing legislation to Congress.
Actors’ Equity Association has condemned Tennessee’s new legislation restricting drag performance, urging theaters in the state to “join us in rejecting it entirely and lobbying for its elimination.”