Press Releases October 2020

Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement after signing a memorandum of understanding with Walt Disney World regarding layoffs of most of their Equity member employees.

Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement for International Stage Management Day on October 10, honoring the indispensable work that stage managers do on any theatrical production.

Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement regarding the Broadway League’s announcement that the Broadway suspension would extend through May, 2021.

Equity Stage Managers Report Having Contracts Cancelled Entirely When a Theatre Signs With SAG-AFTRA Instead of Equity

Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s tweet asking the Senate to block all coronavirus relief until after the election.

Equity’s National Council Requested a Demographic Study on How Plan Changes Would Impact BIPOC Members, Pregnant Members and Members Living Outside New York, Los Angeles and Chicago; No Study Has Been Returned