Actors' Equity Association

Equity Audition Monitor Plan Draws Fire

Union’s decision to replace volunteers with staffers is criticized by members already doing the job.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

URTA Opens Doors to Equity Members

Starting next year, the University/Resident Theatre Association (URTA) will open its auditions to members of Actors' Equity looking to attend graduate school.

'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.

Attend Actors’ Equity Membership Meetings in Your Region

Events for Equity members will be held in Oct. and Nov. in San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, Atlanta, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Detroit, and Milwaukee.