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  1. BACKSTAGE: What the American Rescue Plan Means for Actors + Their Employers

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:54:00 GMT – 0

    On Thursday afternoon, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9-trillion stimulus package aimed at helping workers and companies that have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  2. BACKSTAGE: NEW YORK CAN REOPEN THEATERS IN APRIL, BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR ACTORS?

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:45:00 GMT – 0

    Theater is coming back! Sort of.

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  3. BACKSTAGE: HOW THE THEATER LANDSCAPE HAS CHANGED FOR BIPOC ACTORS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 02 Dec 2020 15:31:00 GMT – 0

    Lin-Manuel Miranda should be proud. According to Actors’ Equity Association, “Hamilton” has led to a sizable increase in jobs for actors of color.

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  4. BACKSTAGE: WHAT'S NEXT FOR STREAMED THEATER?

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 30 Nov 2020 15:01:00 GMT – 0

    Actors’ Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA have reached an agreement over which union can cover the contracts for recorded or streamed theater.

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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. 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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  7. BACKSTAGE: FIRST INDOOR THEATER PERFORMANCES SINCE COVID SHUTDOWN GET EQUITY GREENLIGHT

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Thu, 27 Aug 2020 13:34:00 GMT – 0

    After almost six months of nationwide shutdowns because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Actors’ Equity Association is allowing three theater companies to mount indoor shows using union members.

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  8. BACKSTAGE: HOW THEATER ACTORS ARE SURVIVING DURING THE PANDEMIC

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 19 Aug 2020 14:03:00 GMT – 0

    The COVID pandemic has hit many industries hard, but theater artists have had more trouble than most getting back on their feet, and many are facing dwindling options with no federal safety net to fall back on.

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  9. BACKSTAGE: WALT DISNEY WORLD AND EQUITY SETTLE COVID-FUELED FEUD

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:18:00 GMT – 0

    Walt Disney World in Orlando announced Aug. 12 that it will be providing an on-site COVID testing center for employees and their families. This announcement came after more than a month of back-and-forth between the mouse and Actors’ Equity Association, which had called for Disney to provide its employees with COVID testing, in order to ensure the safety of Equity members who work in the park. Disney World initially reacted to that request by not re-hiring the 750 union members it normally employs.

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  10. BACKSTAGE: FIRST 2 THEATERS SINCE PANDEMIC SHUTDOWN GET EQUITY GREENLIGHT

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 08 Jul 2020 14:06:00 GMT – 0

    Actors’ Equity has approved the opening of two theaters since stages across the nation shut down in mid-March to quell the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19: Barrington Stage Company and Berkshire Theatre Group, both in Western Massachusetts.

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