Sunday, April 16, 2023

Worth a Look

Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...

Actors' Equity & Broadway League Reach Agreement On Touring Contracts Following Unite The Road Campaign

www.broadwayworld.com: BroadwayWorld has learned that Actors' Equity Association and The Broadway League have reached a three-year collective bargaining agreement on a new contract for touring productions ahead of potential strike action, conditional upon ratification by the membership.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival says it needs $2.5 million to save its season

oregonlive.com: The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced a campaign Tuesday to raise $2.5 million to “save” the season set to begin later this month and said it was suspending its planning for 2024 as it seeks to stabilize its finances.

Why diversity tactics in the creative industries continue to fall short

theconversation.com: There are fundamental shortcomings in how “diversity” is conceived and practised in cultural institutions. The problem may be that the term itself undermines the complexities of the different and intersecting inequalities. That was the key finding of my latest research which also found that, in the context of race and ethnicity, this broadness can actually depoliticise the issue of racial discrimination.

In the Face of Climate Change, Broadway Can Help Save the World. Here are Some Concrete Steps.

Playbill: Actor, and Tony Award nominee, Anika Larsen is very passionate about fighting climate change. So much so that her Instagram handle is GreenMomAF and when she's not onstage, she's advocating for a greener planet (along with the Broadway Green Alliance). In honor of Earth Day on April 22, and the accompanying Broadway Green Alliance Earth Day Concert in Times Square, Larsen has written this essay for Playbill about ways Broadway can help save the planet. Read it below and hopefully, these theatre-inspired steps will also help you make some change in your own carbon footprint.

Hollywood COVID-19 Safety Protocols Agreement May Be on Its Way Out

The Hollywood Reporter: Sources in the industry believe so and have speculated for weeks that, at the very least, major changes might be coming next month, when the current version of the agreement expires. The deal was last extended in January, loosening protocols when COVID-19 hospital admissions are low.

 

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