What’s the Deal With Non-Equity Submissions During the Pandemic?

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Non-Eq submissions? 
“Does anyone know if all these theaters asking for Equity submissions are accepting non-Eq submissions as well? I know some are saying ‘this is our EPA so non-Eq are able to submit’ but I don’t know if that’s a standard rule right now.” —GodHelpTheNonEq

Do you need permission to use scenes and monologues?
“Is it legal to use scenes or monologues in auditions or acting classes? When do you need to get permission? I find books on Amazon with monologues or scenes but they all have that, ‘copyright’ and ‘all rights reserved’ warning. What about scenes from scripts in movies? Do you need permission to use those?” —battlethestorm

Question to get started: 
“Any advice for a new Actor? Straightforward…” —4youngyoda