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Equity News Magazine

Equity Actor and Cartoonist: A Chat with Michael X. Martin

Since 2024, Michael X. Martin has been providing cartoons for Equity News, poking fun at working in the industry.

Theatre Spotlight: Writers Theatre

The Chicago area is well-known throughout the country for having a dense concentration of Equity theatres. One of these companies, operating on the...

Carry-On "Baggage": Theatre Artists on How to Build a Mentally Healthier Industry

A "leave your baggage at the door" mentality may send a message to rehearsal members that their full selves – especially their mental health struggles – aren't welcome in a workplace.

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Equity in the News

Broadway World: Actors’ Equity Celebrates 'Historic' Election of Zohran Mamdani as Mayor of New York City

November 06, 2025

Playbill: Actors' Equity Reaches an Agreement With Broadway League

November 04, 2025

Cracked: Striking Casa Bonita Performers Go Back To Work Before The Federal Government

November 04, 2025

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Equity's public policy priorities nationwide include defending and protecting the right to collectively bargain, a prevailing wage in the arts, racial justice, a strong minimum wage, stronger federal and state arts funding, gun violence prevention, universal federal health care, tax fairness and LGBTQ non-discrimination protections.

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