The pre-show hustle outside the Durham Performing Arts Center will look slightly different Tuesday as actors and stage managers gather to demand a new union contract.
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The union representing professional actors and stage managers across the country are calling attention to a possible strike that would affect all Equity Broadway touring productions currently on the road.
Broadway actors on Tuesday are expected to rally outside DPAC before the opening of Beetlejuice in a push for new contracts.
Touring members of the Actors' Equity union will be distributing leaflets ahead of their Philadelphia performances this weekend as they struggle to negotiate a new contract with producers.
The theatrical union, representing actors and stage managers, has authorized, though not yet enacted, a strike of all touring productions following an impasse in negotiations with The Broadway League.
The union for actors and stage managers has been negotiating with the Broadway League for higher wages and per diems since mid-January.
