NEW YORK TIMES: UNION INSISTS ACTORS SHOULDN’T WORK TILL EPIDEMIC IS ‘UNDER CONTROL’

Theater in America should not resume until there is fast, reliable testing for the novel coronavirus and widespread contact tracing, the labor union representing actors and stage managers said Tuesday.

The union, Actors’ Equity Association, has barred its 51,000 members from in-person auditions, rehearsals and performances since April 24, and made clear at a news conference Tuesday that it is not ready — or even close to ready — to lift that restriction.

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