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  • July 2020

Equity in the News July 2020

  1. WDW NEWS TODAY: ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION RELEASES VIDEO TARGETING WALT DISNEY WORLD'S LACK OF COVID-19 TESTING AND FACE MASKS FOR PERFORMERS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 27 Jul 2020 13:53:00 GMT – 0

    Walt Disney World and the Actors’ Equity Association have been butting heads about the reopening of the theme parks. Disney previously said that they would love to reopen stage shows, but the Actors’ Equity Association has been pushing back.

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    • Coronavirus
    • WDWNT
  2. DEADLINE: ACTORS’ EQUITY SLAMS “DITHERING” MITCH MCCONNELL OVER UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS HOLD-UP

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 27 Jul 2020 13:45:00 GMT – 0

    Actors’ Equity Association is calling the pending expiration of federal pandemic unemployment benefits “inexcusable” and says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “dithers” as theater workers “stare down an uncertain future.”

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    • Coronavirus
    • Deadline
  3. BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY RELEASES STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ENROLLMENT ENDING THIS WEEKEND

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 27 Jul 2020 13:42:00 GMT – 0

    Actors' Equity Asks 'How Much Longer Will Senator McConnell Wait to Bring up the HEROES Act for a Vote?'

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    • BroadwayWorld
    • Coronavirus
  4. DEADLINE: WALT DISNEY WORLD CLIPS ACTORS’ WINGS IN REVAMPED BIRD SHOW ATTRACTION AS UNION’S COVID DISPUTE CONTINUES

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Tue, 21 Jul 2020 13:56:00 GMT – 0

    Up characters Russell and Dug the dog are out — and so are the Actors’ Equity members who played them — in a revamped version of a bird-show attraction at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom.

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    • Coronavirus
    • Deadline
  5. STAGE DIRECTIONS: DR. DAVID MICHAELS EXPLAINS THEATRICAL REOPENING PRINCIPALS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:56:00 GMT – 0

    Dr. David Michaels, former head of OSHA during the Obama Administration, is working with Equity to establish safe and sanitary procedures for theatrical work during COVID-19. These guidelines are all built on four core principals required to ensure the health of our members as well as everyone else who works at or attends theatre during this time. In this video from Actors’ Equity, Dr. Michaels explains what each of these principals mean.

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    • Coronavirus
    • Stage Directions
  6. BROADWAY WORLD: HOW YOU CAN HELP SAVE UN-EMPLOYED ARTISTS ON BROADWAY AND BEYOND

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:54:00 GMT – 0

    As Broadway artists buckle down for an extended period of unemployment, many arts workers around the country prepare for the same bumpy road. Just last month, the Broadway League announced that Broadway will remain closed through at least the rest of the year, meaning that performers, musicians, craftsmen, designers and more will remain out of work. That trend doesn't end in New York City.

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    • BroadwayWorld
    • Coronavirus
    • Funding
  7. ORLANDO SENTINEL: AS GRIEVANCE TALKS LOOM, DISNEY SIDESTEPS UNION ACTORS BY CHANGING SHOWS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:52:00 GMT – 0

    As Walt Disney World and Actors’ Equity Association members prepare to discuss a grievance filed by the union, Disney is finding ways to work around the absent performers.

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    • Coronavirus
    • Orlando Sentinel
  8. BROADWAY WORLD: BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL AND ALLYSON TUCKER DISCUSS THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH COVID-19

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Thu, 16 Jul 2020 13:40:00 GMT – 0

    Actors Equity Association has released a video in a new series, featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell and Allyson Tucker discussing their experiences with COVID-19.

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    • BroadwayWorld
    • Coronavirus
  9. BROADWAY NEWS: BROADWAYS LOOKS TO CONGRESS TO SUPPORT ITS WORKERS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Thu, 16 Jul 2020 13:38:00 GMT – 0

    The Broadway industry is relying on the passage of additional federal relief packages to sustain its workforce.

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    • Broadway News
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  10. BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT APPLAUDS OREGON FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC ARTS FUNDING

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Thu, 16 Jul 2020 13:28:00 GMT – 0

    Actors' Equity Association released the following statement in response to media reports that Oregon legislators voted to distribute $50 million in federal relief funds to arts and cultural organizations in crisis during the coronavirus pandemic.

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