More Than 1,300 Equity Members Who Work on Broadway Release Letter to The Broadway League

Actors' Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers working in live theatre, has released a letter signed by more than 1300 actors and stage managers who work on Broadway urging The Broadway League to join them in building a safer, more sustainable, and healthier Broadway. The union and the employer group have been in negotiations since August 25 over the Production Contract, which contains the terms of employment for stage managers and actors on Broadway and Broadway-style sit-down productions around the country.

The letter states in part: 

"We are Equity United: the community of union actors and stage managers who make and celebrate Broadway theatre.

Eight times a week, we show up for our audiences, but what audiences don’t see are all the additional hours behind the scenes it takes to stay show-ready. The work is intense, the schedules are grueling, and we show up with extraordinary skill, passion, and commitment. Now we’re asking you to show up for us."

The more than 1,300 signatories include Equity members working in every show currently open on Broadway.

Read the full letter at the link here.