Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...
New Actors' Equity Association policy shows how much society fails Bay Area actors
Datebook: In July, the union Actors’ Equity Association surprised the theater industry, including many of its own members, with a new “Open Access” policy. Effective immediately, it said, any actor or stage manager who has been paid for any gig could join — no matter the theater company, no matter how meager the wage or honorarium.
Let's Talk Hair Event
Actors' Equity Association: On June 30, Equity’s diversity and inclusion department hosted “Let’s Talk Hair,” a discussion of the context of the April resolution passed by council to include hair texture as a protected characteristic in union contracts.
Sarah Paulson playing Linda Tripp in fat suit problematic, experts say
www.usatoday.com/story/life: If you didn't recognize Paulson in the trailer for Ryan Murphy's upcoming FX series "Impeachment: American Crime Story" it's likely because the Emmy-winner looks noticeably heavier in the role – thanks both to weight gain and additional prosthetics, according to the Los Angeles Times. This has renewed the controversy regarding actors adorning fat suits.
IATSE Updates Members on Contract Talks: 'We Remain Very Far Apart'
Variety: IATSE told members on Tuesday that little progress has been made in recent negotiations on the basic agreement with the major studios, and that the two sides “remain very far apart.”
Black Theatre United, Theater Industry Leaders Outline Widespread, Historic Reform Agreement In “New Deal For Broadway”
Pittsburgh in the Round: Black Theatre United, the nonprofit advocacy organization that’s taken a leading role in the move for greater equity, diversity and inclusion on Broadway, has released a comprehensive, industry-wide agreement on wide-scale reform that includes increased training, expanded casting efforts, the naming of theaters for Black artists and a pledge for producers to “never assemble an all-white creative team on a production again, regardless of the subject matter of the show.”
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