Press Releases Funding

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.

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.

New Bill Has Billions in Additional Arts Funding and Critical Fixes for Workers with Both 1099 and W2 Income

Union will Prioritize Making Sure Performers are Protected with All Relevant Provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and the WARN Act

Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has partnered with hundreds of producers across the country to demand billions in emergency funding for arts institutions.

Congress should pass the HEROES Act and make unemployment provisions retroactive.

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.

Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement following the Broadway League’s announcement extending Broadway’s closure through at least January 3, 2021.

Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement following the new jobs report, which reported that 2.5 million Americans have gone back to work. 

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