Press Releases Coronavirus

New York-- Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, commends Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), for their introduction of the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act, which will offer 100% COBRA health insurance subsidies for those who have lost their health insurance due to the pandemic.

New York— Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has partnered with hundreds of producers across the country to demand billions in emergency funding for arts institutions.

Equity Executive Council Has Taken Immediate Action to Sign the Disney Memorandum of Understanding

Production Will Take Place With No Audience

Congress should pass the HEROES Act and make unemployment provisions retroactive.

New York -- Actors’ Equity Association – the national union for professional stage actors and stage managers working in live theatre – released the following statement in response to pandemic unemployment enrollment ending this weekend. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has refused to bring the HEROES Act up for a vote. 

New York -- Actors’ Equity Association – the national union for professional stage actors and stage managers working in live theatre – released the following statement in response to media reports that Oregon legislators voted to distribute $50 million in federal relief funds to arts and cultural organizations in crisis during the coronavirus pandemic.

Industry shutdown puts arts and entertainment workers at high risk of losing access to employer health care plans.

New York – With new media reports that Hong Kong Disneyland will close after 52 new cases of COVID in the city, new questions are being raised about whether Disney will move forward with the reopening of Epcot and Hollywood Studios as planned. Hong Kong Disneyland is scheduled to close July 15, the very same day that Epcot and Hollywood Studios are scheduled to open to the public for the first time.

New York -- Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional stage actors and stage managers, has released a public list of resources geared towards producers looking to resume live theatre.