Actors' Equity Association

Equity Buys New $5.2 Million L.A. Home

The stage actors’ union announced today that it has purchased an 18,000-square foot North Hollywood building to serve as its new western regional headquarters, opening in 2014.

Equity Council Ratifies New SET Agreement

Equity’s new four-year Short Engagement Touring Agreement includes salary and per diem increases for union actors and stage managers on tour.

Equity Changes Audition Sign-Up Procedure During NYC Building Renovations

Due to ongoing construction at the Actors’ Equity building in New York, sign-up lines for Equity principal auditions move inside the Times Square Visitor Center for the winter months.

Equity Members Invited to Attend Annual Meetings in January and February

Actors’ Equity is holding membership meetings in Florida, Massachusetts, Texas, and Colorado, as well as a networking event for stage managers in the San Francisco Bay area.

Renovations Begin at Actors’ Equity NYC Office Building

The Actors’ Equity building in Manhattan will be under construction for about two years beginning Jan. 7. Visitors must use a temporary new entrance while the lobby is being renovated.

Attend an Upcoming Actors’ Equity Membership Meeting

Regional meetings for Equity members will be held in January in New York, Chicago, and Hollywood, where nominating committees will be selected for the union’s 2013 elections.

Equity Actors Aren’t Joining Kravis Boycott—Yet

The Actors’ Equity Association won’t join a growing union boycott of West Palm Beach’s Kravis Center—at least not yet.

Rosetta LeNoire Award Seeking Nominations

Actors’ Equity Equal Employment Opportunity Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Rosetta LeNoire Award, given to an individual or institution who has made outstanding contributions to American theater while also holding an exemplary record in hiring or promoting ethnic minorities, female actors, and actors with disabilities.

Columbia University MFA Students to Get Equity Status

Thanks to a new agreement, students of the Theatre Program at Columbia University’s School of the Arts and the Classic Stage Company (CSC) will be eligible to join Equity.

'Newsies' Wins Actors' Equity Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus

Actors’ Equity Association will honor the original ensemble of Disney’s “Newsies the Musical” with its sixth annual ACCA Award, the only industry honor for Broadway chorus members.