Press Releases

Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers working in live theatre, applauded the introduction of the bipartisan Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (PATPA). This new bill would ensure that actors, stage managers and other performing artists are not unintentionally hit with tax increases after the passage of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act. 

Actors’ Equity Association has announced that a strong 79 percent majority of members have approved a series of changes to Equity’s Constitution which includes the creation of a national convention.  

Actors’ Equity Association has announced the creation of an anonymous hotline where members can report workplace harassment and bullying.  

Malcolm D. Ewen, a longtime Chicago-based stage manager who served as a National Councillor representing members on the Central Regional Board of Actors’ Equity, passed away last night surrounded by loved ones following a battle with cancer. 

Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 theatre actors and stage managers, released testimony submitted to the House Ways and Means Committee on the need for tax fairness for performing artists, many of whom have faced a tax increase following the passage of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TJCA).

For the second consecutive year, Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 theatre actors and stage managers across the country, released its Regional Theatre Report. This report analyzed the job opportunities available to members in each of Equity’s 28 Liaison Areas around the country. 

Kate Shindle, President of Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement in reaction to President Trump’s proposed budget. The new budget plan again proposes to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts.

Actors’ Equity Association has announced that Lynn Rhinehart has been named Special Counsel, effective immediately.

Representatives from Actors’ Equity Association joined the 32nd Annual Arts Advocacy Day meeting in Washington, D.C. to protect the bipartisan National Endowment for the Arts. The meetings were part of a multi-day national arts action summit meeting that united arts advocates from across the country. 

Actors’ Equity Association issued the following statement regarding media reports about the cancellation of performances of the musical inspired by the life of Michael Jackson scheduled for late October.