PLAYBILL: BROADWAY SHOWS WILL REQUIRE COVID-19 VACCINES FOR EMPLOYEES UNDER ACTORS’ EQUITY AGREEMENT

Actors’ Equity, the union representing stage performers and stage managers, has shared with its members updated coronavirus health and safety protocols devised in agreement with the Broadway League. The guidelines impact Broadway productions and major sit-down engagements—not national tours, which fall under a separate agreement.

Like the touring agreement, the protocols stipulate that all covered productions are expected to be “Fully Vaccinated” productions, meaning all Equity members and individuals who interact with them who are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine have done so. Exemptions due to qualifying disability or religious beliefs are at the discretion of the producer.

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