Press Releases

New Agreement Supersedes Previous Production Contract Touring and Short Engagement Touring Agreements

The union has been negotiating with The Broadway League for a new national touring contract since January

Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has approved the launch of a political action committee, an independent organization dedicated to advancing the political interests of Equity’s members.

Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has announced that the union’s National Council has voted to endorse Brandon Johnson in the runoffs for the Chicago mayoral election on April 4.

Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, and the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), the largest professional theatre association of its kind in the United States, announced today that they have reached a tentative agreement for a new five-year contract.

President Kate Shindle and Executive Director Al Vincent, Jr. of Actors' Equity Association -- the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre -- have issued the following joint statement regarding Tennessee's new legislation restricting drag performance.

Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has issued a statement following reports that the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, has once again been re-introduced in Congress.

The Coalition of Broadway Unions & Guilds, representing workers both on and off stage in New York State and beyond, today condemned the self-described neo-Nazis who harassed theatergoers prior to Tuesday’s preview performance of Parade outside the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

An Atypical Year Sees Some Progress

“Parade tells an important story of what happens when antisemitism and other kinds of hatred are allowed to grow unchecked. We are proud of our members and their colleagues who are bringing this tragedy to life on stage, and the presence of antisemitic protestors at their place of work only underlines how important that work is."