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Actors' Equity Calls for Federal COBRA Subsidies for Health Insurance

Actors' Equity Calls for Federal COBRA Subsidies for Health Insurance

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 6, 2020

Actors' Equity Association released the following statement after the New York State Department of Labor reported that arts and entertainment workers accounted for 14,480 new unemployment insurance claims for the week ending March 28, 2020, alone.

CARES Act Includes Help for Arts Workers; Actors' Equity Thanks Congress

CARES Act Includes Help for Arts Workers; Actors' Equity Thanks Congress

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 27, 2020

Mary McColl, Executive Director of Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement following regarding the CARES Act, which has now passed the U.

Actors' Equity Launches Curtain Up Fund for Emergency Support

Actors' Equity Launches Curtain Up Fund for Emergency Support

by Nicole Rosky — March 24, 2020

Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has announced the creation of the Actors' Equity Curtain Up Fund, and issued a grant to The Actors Fund to provide emergency support for members at risk due to work cancellations

Actors' Equity Association Releases Statement Regarding WEST SIDE STORY

Actors' Equity Association Releases Statement Regarding WEST SIDE STORY

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 20, 2020

Actors' Equity Association released the following statement after a report in the New York Times that members of West Side Story have become concerned about safety and that the producers have retained a cybersecurity consultant to prevent online harassment.

Members Of Actors' Equity Ratify New Agreement With The Broadway League

Members Of Actors' Equity Ratify New Agreement With The Broadway League

by A.A. Cristi — October 16, 2019

Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers working in live theatre, has announced that members have voted to ratify the Production Contract with the Broadway League -- the last step required to approve new terms for the agreement used

Ask BWW: What is the Legacy Robe?

Ask BWW: What is the Legacy Robe?

by Linnae Medeiros — October 31, 2019

You asked, and we've answered! We asked BroadwayWorld readers to give us their most burning questions about theatre's inner workings, and we received a question asking about the Legacy Robe.

Actors' Equity Members Vote To Create National Convention

Actors' Equity Members Vote To Create National Convention

by A.A. Cristi — May 31, 2019

Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers working in live theatre, 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 na

Actors' Equity Mourns Passing Of Councillor Malcolm D. Ewen

Actors' Equity Mourns Passing Of Councillor Malcolm D. Ewen

by A.A. Cristi — May 21, 2019

Mary McColl, Executive Director of Actors' Equity Association, has issued the following statement about Malcolm Ewen, a longtime Chicago-based stage manager who served as a National Councillor representing members on the Central Regional Board of Actors' Equity.


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