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Kate Shindle on Why She's Stepping Down as Actors' Equity President

After nine years in the role, she has decided not to seek re-election in May. Her departure comes amid significant turnover in the theater industry. ....

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Alan Eisenberg, Longtime Actors' Union Head, Dies at 88

In his 25-year tenure at Actors’ Equity, he helped build Equity Fights AIDS and challenged the casting of the top roles in the hit musical “Miss Saigon.” ....

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Actors' Equity Seeks to Unionize Broadway Production Assistants

The position is one of the few nonunion segments of the theater industry’s work force. ....

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Why Some Black Playwrights Are Saying Their Shows Must Not Go On

Several Black playwrights have canceled productions of their works, in some cases after performances started, because of concerns about conditions at the theaters presenting them. ....

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New Broadway Labor Agreement Includes Pandemic-Prompted Changes

The deal, ratified by members of Actors’ Equity, provides salary increases for performers and stage managers, and allows producers to make short-term hires. ....

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