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  • January 2021

Equity in the News January 2021

  1. DEADLINE: ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS ARE READT WORKFORCE TO VACCINATE AMERICA AGAINST COVID-19, PLEDGES ACTORS’ EQUITY PRESIDENT KATE SHINDLE – GUEST COLUMN

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:40:00 GMT – 0

    In this exclusive column for Deadline, Kate Shindle, president of Actors’ Equity Association, pledges support from another theater sector: The actors and stage managers in her union, she writes, could put their highly specialized skills and talents to effective use in the drive to provide Covid-19 vaccines to as many Americans as possible, as quickly as possible.

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    • Coronavirus
    • Deadline
  2. BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY CELEBRATES SIXTH ANNUAL NATIONAL SWING DAY

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:37:00 GMT – 0

    Equity will spread awareness across social media about these actors who stay ready in support of the rest of the cast.

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    • BroadwayWorld
    • Swing Day
  3. PLAYBILL: 9 BROADWAY STARS WHO MADE THEIR DEBUT AS SWINGS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:41:00 GMT – 0

    In honor of the theatre's unsung heroes, take a look back at some of the performers who got their start as swings.

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    • Playbill
    • Swing Day
  4. WALL STREET JOURNAL: NEW YORK CITY'S CREATIVE CLASS FACES HEALTH-CARE CRUNCH

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:16:00 GMT – 0

    With Broadway and other theater closures now stretching past 10 months, people in the industry have limited options for keeping their coverage

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    • Coronavirus
    • Health
    • Wall Street Journal
  5. BROADWAY NEWS: ACTORS’ EQUITY WARNS DELAY IN VACCINATION EFFORTS WILL HURT THEATER INDUSTRY RESTART

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:23:00 GMT – 0

    Actors’ Equity spoke out against stalled vaccinations in New York Thursday, saying a delay in vaccinations would lead to a delay in restarting the theater industry.

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    • Broadway News
    • Coronavirus
  6. BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY: DELAYS IN VACCINATIONS FURTHER DAMAGE THE ARTS INDUSTRY

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:20:00 GMT – 0

    Early during the crisis, Equity called for a federal COBRA health insurance subsidy.

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    • BroadwayWorld
    • Coronavirus
  7. ORLANDO SENTINEL: DISNEY: ‘FESTIVAL OF THE LION KING’ SET TO RETURN TO ANIMAL KINGDOM

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:18:00 GMT – 0

    “Festival of the Lion King” is returning to Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park, Walt Disney World announced Thursday.

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    • Coronavirus
    • Orlando Sentinel
  8. DEADLINE: ACTORS’ EQUITY BLASTS DONALD TRUMP’S “OUTRAGEOUS” LAST-DITCH EFFORT TO FREEZE $110 MILLION IN NEA & NEH FUNDING

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 20 Jan 2021 15:52:00 GMT – 0

    Actors’ Equity has condemned President Donald Trump’s “outrageous” proposal to freeze $110 million in the 2021 budget for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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    • Deadline
    • Funding
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  9. BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION CONDEMNS TRUMP'S EFFORTS TO CUT FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 20 Jan 2021 15:01:00 GMT – 0

    AEA President Kate Shindle stated, 'It's sad, but unsurprising, that Donald Trump would try to wreak havoc and cause more damage on his way out the door.'

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    • BroadwayWorld
    • Government
  10. DEADLINE: ACTORS’ EQUITY PAUSES SAFETY PLANS FOR REOPENING LIVE THEATER IN CALIFORNIA AMID COVID-19 SURGE

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:09:00 GMT – 0

    Actors’ Equity has temporarily paused its consideration of safety plans for live theater productions in California as the state battles unprecedented infection rates of Covid-19.

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    • Coronavirus
    • Deadline
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