Equity News Magazine

From its plain language to its adaptability, [the ITC] should make it easy for producers to work with Equity, perhaps for the first time.

If the Independent Theatre Contract ushers in a new era for smaller Equity theatres, the Single Engagement Agreement is its little sibling, streamlining how Equity members work at non-union theatres.

As a union, Equity's first mission is to negotiate and enforce workplace agreements – and that's no small task.

Commemorating losses in the Equity Membership Community.

Native Voices is the only Equity company in the country that specializes in developing new works by Native writers.

To a working artist, tax season can be a nightmare, a labyrinth of documents from a year of many jobs on a variety of forms in multiple industries, even in different states or countries. But over the past five decades, thousands of Equity and SAG-AFTRA members have slept better knowing that their tax returns and audits are watertight.

The theatre scene in Chicago is vibrant and ambitious, and its workforce is tightknit and supportive. With the non-profit Season of Concern, working artists embody both as they show up for one another and accept the help of their community when they need it.

Commemorating losses in the Equity Membership Community.

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

The Chicago area is well-known throughout the country for having a dense concentration of Equity theatres. One of these companies, operating on the Chicago Area Theatre Agreement, is Writers Theatre, located on Chicago's North Shore in the suburb of Glencoe, Illinois.

Commemorating losses in the Equity Membership Community.

What started as a grassroots effort by theatre companies to support community members suffering from HIV/AIDS has transformed into the Red Bucket serving as an iconic symbol of how our industry makes a difference.

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.

This winter's feature story puts a spotlight on how Equity members are working to improve mental health within the production process: from intimacy coordinators and cultural sensitivity specialists, to community agreements and closure practices.

At times, everyone needs extra support.

View a brief video of holiday greetings from Actors' Equity Association.

Commemorating losses in the Equity Membership Community.

Studio Tenn was founded in 2009 by director and designer Matt Logan, producer Philip Hall and Equity member Marguerite Lowell Hall.

It may seem impossible to picture Actors' Equity Association without its chorus members, but for decades, that was how the union worked.

One of Equity's most beloved traditions is the Legacy Robe: Honoring one performer for every Broadway musical that employs a chorus, specifically, the one with the most Broadway chorus credits.