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  • January 2019

Equity in the News January 2019

  1. Broadway.News: Actors’ Equity Starts Fund for Actors, Stage Managers as Strike Continues

    Equity News Staff – Wed, 30 Jan 2019 13:00:00 GMT – 0

    Actors’ Equity has approved a fund for members who may lose out on work during the strike against developmental work, according to a letter sent to its members Tuesday.

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    • Broadway News
  2. New York Post: Actors Walk Out on Theater Lab Productions in New Strike

    Equity News Staff – Tue, 22 Jan 2019 13:00:00 GMT – 0

    Actors aren’t “lab rats” to be used and disposed of, say theater union officials who have launched a strike against plays in development.

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    • New York Post
  3. Broadway.News: In the Battle for Profit-sharing, It’s a Question of Risk

    Equity News Staff – Tue, 22 Jan 2019 13:00:00 GMT – 0

    No show springs fully formed from first reading to opening night. Actors challenge the authors, the director, the designers. 

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    • Broadway News
  4. The Wall Street Journal: Broadway Actors’ Strike Could Play a Role in Hindering Shows

    Equity News Staff – Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:00:00 GMT – 0

    Actors’ Equity Association is pushing for a piece of the profits, saying its members are a critical part of the creative process. And in a rare move, the union has authorized a strike against the Broadway League, the trade group that represents producers.

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    • Wall Street Journal
  5. Associated Press: Broadway’s Union Strikes Over Developmental Labs

    Equity News Staff – Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:00:00 GMT – 0

    Actors’ Equity, which represents more than 51,000 actors and stage managers nationwide, declared the strike Monday after two years of fruitless negotiations with the producer-led Broadway League to increase minimum salaries for developmental labs and eventually share any profits with lab participants.

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    • Associated Press
  6. NPR: Stage Actors' Union Strikes Over Workshop Actor Pay

    Equity News Staff – Wed, 09 Jan 2019 13:00:00 GMT – 0

    The union that represents stage actors has issued a "do not work" order on any so-called lab productions.

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    • NPR
  7. Broadway.News: Theatrical Unions Show Support for Equity Strike

    Equity News Staff – Wed, 09 Jan 2019 13:00:00 GMT – 0

    A day after Actors’ Equity announced a strike against developmental work produced by the Broadway League, theatrical unions have voiced support for their efforts.

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    • Broadway News
  8. The New York Times: Broadway Actors to Refuse Development Work Over Profit-Sharing Impasse

    Equity News Staff – Tue, 08 Jan 2019 13:00:00 GMT – 0

    The theater actors’ union said on Monday that it was barring its members from taking part in developmental work on Broadway shows while it demands a new contract that includes some profit-sharing.

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    • New York Times
  9. The Hollywood Reporter: Actors' Equity on Strike for Share of Record Broadway Profits

    Equity News Staff – Tue, 08 Jan 2019 13:00:00 GMT – 0

    Actors' Equity declared a strike Monday against the lab process used to develop new Broadway shows, particularly musicals. The union, which represents performers on stage, said it had been trying for two years to negotiate a new contract with the Broadway League, which represents theater owners, producers and others.

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    • The Hollywood Reporter
  10. Playbill: Actors' Equity Calls for Strike Against Developmental Labs

    Equity News Staff – Tue, 08 Jan 2019 13:00:00 GMT – 0

    Actors’ Equity Association has called for a strike against developmental presentations as part of its appeal for profit sharing–based compensation for their members. Projects from members of the Broadway League under Lab, Workshop, and Staged Reading contracts will be placed on Equity's “Do Not Work” list following Equity and the League’s failed ongoing negotiations.

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    • Playbill
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