Press Releases

Equity will continue to work on protocols to further minimize risk of exposure.

New York – Mary McColl, Executive Director of Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement following regarding the HEROES Act, which has now passed the U.S. House of Representatives, and includes a 100% COBRA subsidy for displaced workers. 

Local, State and Federal Government Must Take Bolder Action to Support the Arts or Our Entire Economy will be Slower to Recover.

New York— Actors’ Equity Association – the national union for professional stage actors and stage managers working in live theater – released the following statement in response to Wisconsin’s Supreme Court rejecting the extension of the state’s stay-at-home order.

New York— Actors’ Equity Association – the national union for professional stage actors and stage managers working in live theater – released the following statement in reaction to media reports that Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced he would be retracting grants awarded to arts institutions statewide. Following that, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney proposed the elimination of the city’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy.

New York – Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement regarding media reports that the Broadway League would be refunding Broadway tickets through September 6. 

New York -- Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement after news reports that Americans are increasingly facing bias-motivated discrimination during COVID-19, including a spike in Anti-Asian harassment and violence and disproportionate death rates among African-Americans due to inadequate health care. 

New York -- Equity will serve as an industry leader to develop new model COVID-19 safety standards.

New York – Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement regarding troubling reports that some theaters are looking to begin production as soon as May 6.

New York – Walt Disney World was one of many entertainment venues shut down by the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, April 13, Actors' Equity Association finalized negotiations with Walt Disney World regarding terms for furloughed members.