Equity in the News January 2021

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.'

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.