DEADLINE: ACTORS’ EQUITY REACHES AGREEMENT WITH SCANDAL-HIT MICHIGAN THEATER COMPANY FOUNDED BY JEFF DANIELS

Actors’ Equity has reached a new agreement with the Michigan regional theater founded in 1991 by actor Jeff Daniels that recently saw the resignation of its longtime artistic director Guy Sanville following harassment and bullying accusations.

The union says the agreement with the Purple Rose Theatre Company of Chelsea, Michigan, demonstrates a “commitment to creating a safe workplace, free from the discrimination and harassment the company experienced under its previous leadership.”

“The new agreement also includes advances in wages and work hours as well as additional safety provisions,” said Equity in a statement.

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