DEADLINE: ACTORS' EQUITY & OFF-BROADWAY LEAGUE AGREE ON NEW CONTRACT: COVID PROTOCOLS, DIVERSITY INITIATIVES & SIGNIFICANT PAY RAISES

Actors’ Equity and the Off-Broadway League have reached an agreement for a new three-year contract that includes significant pay raises; Covid protocols; new provisions that strengthen diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; and additional protections that address issues of harassment, bullying and discrimination.

The new pact also includes an option for producers to make their Off-Broadway productions available to a broader audience base through streaming platforms.

The two sides said that the agreement’s Covid protocols and other safety requirements “reflect a shared understanding of the needs of actors, stage managers and producers when it comes to keeping everyone safe from the virus. The safety protocol recognizes the disparate needs of the Off-Broadway Leagues’ members and provides for options that meet those needs.”

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