Press Releases July 2020

The National Council of Actors’ Equity Association – the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers working in live theatre – has unanimously approved the following resolution regarding police unions.

Actors’ Equity Association – the national union for professional stage actors and stage managers working in live theatre – released the following statement in response to pandemic unemployment enrollment ending this weekend. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has refused to bring the HEROES Act up for a vote. 

Actors’ Equity Association – the national union for professional stage actors and stage managers working in live theatre – 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.

Industry shutdown puts arts and entertainment workers at high risk of losing access to employer health care plans.

With new media reports that Hong Kong Disneyland will close after 52 new cases of COVID in the city, new questions are being raised about whether Disney will move forward with the reopening of Epcot and Hollywood Studios as planned. Hong Kong Disneyland is scheduled to close July 15, the very same day that Epcot and Hollywood Studios are scheduled to open to the public for the first time.

Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional stage actors and stage managers, has released a public list of resources geared towards producers looking to resume live theatre.

Equity members locked out following request for coronavirus testing.

Actors’ Equity Association, the labor union representing actors and stage managers in live theatre, mourns the loss of union member Nick Cordero, who lost his battle with COVID-19 on July 5.

Safety plans will include testing protocols for workers.