Press Releases October 2018

Actors' Equity Association announced that Equity’s National Council has voted to endorse Gavin Newsom’s campaign for Governor on behalf of the 10,174 Equity members who live and work in the state of California. 

Actors’ Equity Association announced that Equity’s National Council has voted to endorse J. B. Pritzker’s campaign for Governor on behalf of the 1,924 Equity members who live and work in the state of Illinois. 

More than 500 Equity actors and stage managers call Atlanta home, and do outstanding professional work at such theaters as Actors’ Express Theatre Company, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Lyric, Atlanta Shakespeare, Aurora (Main Stage), Theatre Emory at Emory University, Horizon Theatre Company, Savannah Repertory Theatre, Theatrical Outfit and True Colors Theatre. These theatres all use full Equity agreements, making long-term commitments to providing fair compensation, including health care and pension benefits. 

Actors’ Equity Association held a day of action in San Francisco, with 40 Equity members joining the #YesonE campaign to volunteer and contact San Francisco voters about voting #YesonE, the local arts funding ballot measure.