Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...
Actors' Equity Authorizes Strike That Could Pause In-Development Plays and Musicals
Playbill: Professional actor and stage manager union Actors' Equity Association has authorized a development strike against The Broadway League, a move that could see developmental workshops for plays and musicals put on pause. It should be noted this authorization has not begun an actual strike.
Autistic Artists Should Be Telling Autistic Stories
HowlRound Theatre Commons: Theatre is a powerful force. The stories told onstage shape how an audience views their friends, children, and colleagues. It can be a great place to form an empathic connection with others and learn stories from different perspectives. However, when stories are put into the wrong hands, they can cause these perspectives to be seen as strange, leading the audiences to exclude those people in their everyday lives.
IATSE, Low Budget Film Producers Fight Workplace Harassment
The Hollywood Reporter: Last month, Anita Hill’s Hollywood Commission released the sobering findings from its most recent survey into workplace abuse: Most of the 5,000-plus respondents said that they were now better informed on how to identify misconduct, but they had little faith in employers’ and the industry’s ability to address the behavior.
Arizona Theatre Company’s 2-City Comeback
AMERICAN THEATRE: With the grim smile of a battle-weary general, Geri Wright recalls the “clopening night” of The Legend of Georgia McBride at Arizona Theatre Company in March 2020. Expensive and already popular in previews, the show closed and opened on the same fateful night when Covid-19 demanded that ATC—like theatres all over the U.S. and the world—shut down.
Disneyland Characters Look to Unionize with Actors’ Equity
The Hollywood Reporter: A group of 1,700 performers who play characters and cheer and dance in parades at Disneyland in California announced their intent Tuesday to unionize with Actors’ Equity.
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