Mary McColl News

 Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has issued a statement from President Kate Shindle and Executive Director Mary McColl in response to news that Scott Rudin is stepping back from his role as producer in several Broadway shows:

Today, Actors Equity Association is taking major steps to get performers working again. 'Today, I'm pleased to announce Equity is adding safety guidance for fully vaccinated workplaces to the resources for producers available on our website,' writes Executive Director, Mary McColl.

Start spreading the news! New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio spoke live from City Hall this morning to announce plans to start vaccinating theatre workers.

Actors' Equity Association has released a statement in response to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announcing that venues, including theaters, would open up to 33% capacity for indoor performances in April.

Actors' Equity Association celebrates its sixth annual Swing Day today, Wednesday, January 27, 2021, honoring the hard-working performers who stay ready to go on at a moment's notice, for multiple roles. 

Actors' Equity has released a statement in response to the news that New York City is not doing vaccine distribution today and has canceled over 23,000 vaccination appointments this week.

Focused on protecting members and fighting the COVID-19 surge in California, Actors' Equity Association has temporarily paused consideration of safety plans in the state of California while the state battles unprecedented infection rates of COVID-19.

As rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines continue around the world, hope is spreading about when Broadway might re-open. A group of Broadway producers and industry veterans weigh in on how and when they predict shows will get up and running again.

In consultation with Dr. David Michaels, former head of OSHA, Equity's safety team has created detailed instructions arranged according to the four types of productions commonly seen currently: outdoor with an audience, outdoor without an audience, indoor with an audience and indoor without an audience.

Actors’ Equity Association  released a statement following the new unemployment report, which found that over 850,000 Americans have newly applied for unemployment in the last week, the highest it has been since September, and a jump of over 100,000 from the week prior. 

Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has released the union's second-ever diversity and inclusion report, tracking the demographics of how its members are hired for acting and stage management work, and how much they were paid from the years 2016-2019.  

Actors' Equity Association has released a statement after the Associated Press has named the Biden/Harris ticket winners of the 2020 election.

Actors Equity Association has released a statement, commenting on the COVID-19 outbreak at the Firehouse Theatre.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, The Broadway League has announced another extension of the Broadway shutdown in New York City, through May 30, 2021.

Deadline has reported that Actors' Equity executive director Mary McColl today deniedSAG-AFTRAa??s claim that Equity had asked for a a?oewaivera?? to represent actors who perform in filmed stage productions during the pandemic.

Actors' Equity has accused SAG-AFTRA, the union representing film, television and radio artists, of encroaching on its territory by negotiating lower paying contracts with Equity theaters for streaming productions.

Actors' Equity Association has released the following statement in response to Donald Trump's tweet asking the Senate to block all coronavirus relief until after the election. 

Actors' Equity Association has released a statement regarding the news that Walt Disney theme parks will lay off 28,000 of their employees. 

Earlier this week, some shocking revelations came to light concerning Donald Trump's tax records, including a $70,000 write off for hair styling for The Apprentice. Now Actors Equity Association Secretary/Treasurer Sandra Karas, who has worked extensively with Equity's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, has doubts that such expenses could be tax deductible.

Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump nominating Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.