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Executive Director Mary McColl addresses the crowd at 2017's Rally to Save the Arts at NY City Hall

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  • The Hollywood Reporter: Actors’ Equity Permanently Opens Membership to Any Professional Actor or Stage Manager

    The Hollywood Reporter: Actors’ Equity Permanently Opens Membership to Any Professional Actor or Stage Manager

    The union announced Wednesday that it is making permanent its Open Access policy, which was first introduced in July 2021.

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  • Broadway News: Actors’ Equity’s open membership program becomes permanent

    Broadway News: Actors’ Equity’s open membership program becomes permanent

    In a Feb. 8 email to members, Actors’ Equity Association declared that the union’s open membership initiative, Open Access, will go from a temporary program to permanent policy.

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  • Playbill: Actors' Equity Condemns Political Attacks Against Drag and Trans Performers

    Playbill: Actors' Equity Condemns Political Attacks Against Drag and Trans Performers

    "We are witnessing not just attacks on expression but attacks on existence," says the stage actor and stage managers' union.

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  • Broadway World: Actors' Equity Association Will Celebrate Broadway Swings

    Broadway World: Actors' Equity Association Will Celebrate Broadway Swings

    The 8th annual Swing Day will take place on Wednesday, January 18, 2023.

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  • Broadway World: Actors' Equity Association Applauds Boost in Funding for the National Endowment for the Arts

    Broadway World: Actors' Equity Association Applauds Boost in Funding for the National Endowment for the Arts

    "The National Endowment for the Arts supports jobs in every Congressional district in the country. While we advocate primarily for the actors and stage managers we represent, we applaud that NEA funding also drives economic growth in restaurants, hospitality, tourism and beyond. This increase will mean more jobs and a stronger economy for everyone," said Kate Shindle, president of Actors' Equity Association.

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  • Broadway News: Actors’ Equity will reinstate mandates for in-person auditions

    Broadway News: Actors’ Equity will reinstate mandates for in-person auditions

    As of Jan. 2, 2023, Actors’ Equity Association will stipulate that all required Equity Auditions will be held in person. 

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  • New York Times: New Broadway Labor Agreement Includes Pandemic-Prompted Changes

    New York Times: New Broadway Labor Agreement Includes Pandemic-Prompted Changes

    The union representing theater actors and stage managers has ratified a new contract that provides pay increases for those working on Broadway and, in a move prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, allows producers to make short-term hires to cover absent actors.

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  • Deadline: Actors’ Equity & Broadway League Reach Three-Year Contract Agreement

    Deadline: Actors’ Equity & Broadway League Reach Three-Year Contract Agreement

    Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing actors and stage managers, has reached a new, three-year collective bargaining agreement with The Broadway League, the national trade organization of theater owners and producers.

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  • Broadway News: Gavin Creel and more Equity members lead #ItsAboutTime rally in Times Square

    Broadway News: Gavin Creel and more Equity members lead #ItsAboutTime rally in Times Square

    On Nov. 17, members of Actors’ Equity Association gathered in Times Square to express support for colleagues currently in negotiations with The Broadway League. In contention is the contract that governs Broadway productions as well as Broadway League-produced sit-down shows in other parts of the country. The negotiations between the two parties began in September. 

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  • The Hollywood Reporter: Actors’ Equity Members Rally for Better Understudy Coverage, Sick Leave on Broadway

    The Hollywood Reporter: Actors’ Equity Members Rally for Better Understudy Coverage, Sick Leave on Broadway

    Members of Actors’ Equity gathered in Times Square on Thursday to rally for new protections in their Broadway contract. 

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