Results for Actors’ Equity Association’s 2016 National Council election were announced May 19; 14 open seats across three regions and three categories (principal actor, chorus actor, and stage manager) were filled.
Equity’s Eastern Region saw nine seats filled, three of which by returning incumbents: Nancy Slusser and Francis Jue in principal actor seats and the unopposed Jason A. Quinn in a stage manager seat. Four new principal actors were elected to the council—Jeff Blumenkrantz, Mary Gutzi, Camille Saviola, and Nick Wyman. Rashaan James II and Kirsten Wyatt joined as chorus actors.
The Central and Western regions also saw new faces to the council with the addition of actor Kelley Faulkner to the Central Region’s principal actor category, the addition of John M. Galo in the Western Region’s stage manager category and the addition of Charlayne Woodard as Western Region principal councillor. Also in the Western Region, incumbent Kim Huber was re-elected as chorus councillor, and incumbent Pat Loeb was re-elected to a stage manager seat.
All elected positions are for four-year terms. Actors’ Equity Association represents over 50,000 Equity professional stage actors and managers and was founded in 1913. For more information on Actors’ Equity Association, visit actorsequity.org.
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