Equity in the News Funding

President Trump said he will stop negotiations on another stimulus package until after the election.

Donald Trump has instructed Senate Republicans to block all coronavirus relief until after the election.

Kate Shindle, president of Actors' Equity Association, has issued a statement.

Equity will continue to prioritize relief for members and the industry.

Three area theater groups have joined hundreds of others from around the country in an appeal to Congress for $9 billion in emergency arts funding.

More than 260 theaters representing producers in 37 states and the District of Columbia have signed the letter.

But there will not be an industry to save unless attention is paid to the people who make theater possible: actors, stage managers, stagehands, musicians and more.

As Broadway artists buckle down for an extended period of unemployment, many arts workers around the country prepare for the same bumpy road. Just last month, the Broadway League announced that Broadway will remain closed through at least the rest of the year, meaning that performers, musicians, craftsmen, designers and more will remain out of work. That trend doesn't end in New York City.

The Broadway industry is relying on the passage of additional federal relief packages to sustain its workforce.

Actors' Equity Association released the following statement in response to media reports that Oregon legislators voted to distribute $50 million in federal relief funds to arts and cultural organizations in crisis during the coronavirus pandemic.