Equity in the News October 2020

  1. DEADLINE: WALT DISNEY WORLD LAYOFFS HIT 720 ACTORS’ EQUITY MEMBERS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:29:00 GMT – 0

    Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, said 720 of its 780 members employed by Walt Disney World have been laid off, part of the sweeping 28,000 staff reduction underway across the company’s U.S. parks business.

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  2. BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY RELEASES STATEMENT ON WALT DISNEY WORLD LAYOFFS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:26:00 GMT – 0

    'Our hearts go out to all the cast members at Walt Disney World,' said Kate Shindle, president of Actors’ Equity Association.

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  3. BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY COMMENTS ON VIRUS OUTBREAK AT FIREHOUSE THEATRE

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 26 Oct 2020 14:18:00 GMT – 0

    "Our hearts go out to the members of the cast and crew at Firehouse Theatre," said Mary McColl, executive director of Actors' Equity Association.

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  4. BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY COMMENTS ON SAG-AFTRA MEMBERS CONDEMNING THE UNION'S RAIDING OF EQUITY EMPLOYERS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:15:00 GMT – 0

    SAG-AFTRA’s “war” with Equity; deferred compensation agreements mean less health care for Equity members.

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  5. BACKSTAGE: SAG-AFTRA AND ACTORS’ EQUITY FEUD OVER STREAMING RIGHTS FOR THEATER PRODUCTIONS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:18:00 GMT – 0

    The two biggest unions that represent actors are currently fighting. The conflict concerns who should handle the contracts for theater productions that are recorded for streaming. Actors’ Equity Association has accused SAG-AFTRA of taking theater productions that it would normally cover with its contracts.

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  6. AKRON BEACON JOURNAL: RUBBER CITY BECOMES AKRON'S ONLY EQUITY THEATER

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Thu, 15 Oct 2020 14:28:00 GMT – 0

    Rubber City Theatre has taken a big step this month, becoming Akron's only Equity union theater and just the fifth in Northeast Ohio.

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  7. LABORPRESS: BROADWAY TO REMAIN DARK THROUGH JUNE

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:51:00 GMT – 0

    With a possible second wave of COVID-19 cases on the horizon as the result of new hotspots of the coronavirus emerging throughout New York City, The Broadway League has announced that theater performances are expected to remain postponed until June 1, 2021.

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  8. BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY RELEASES A STATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL STAGE MANAGEMENT DAY

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:45:00 GMT – 0

    100 years ago, stage managers became an official part of Actors' Equity Association.

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  9. DEADLINE: BROADWAY TO REMAIN CLOSED THROUGH MAY 2021; ACTORS’ EQUITY CALLS LEAGUE DECISION “DIFFICULT BUT RESPONSIBLE”

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:43:00 GMT – 0

    Broadway will remain closed through at least May 30, 2021, the Broadway League announced Friday. The four-month extension beyond the most recent January date will force producers hoping for a spring opening to come up with new plans.

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  10. BACKSTAGE: BROADWAY THEATERS TO REMAIN CLOSED THROUGH AT LEAST MAY 2021

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:40:00 GMT – 0

    Broadway theaters will remain closed through May 30, 2021 and possibly beyond, the Broadway League announced Oct. 9. The news, an inevitability that does not make it sting less, adds four months to the previously announced January reopening aim. All Broadway shows have been suspended since March of this year.

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