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The Joseph Jefferson Award, more commonly known informally as the Jeff Award, is given for theatre arts produced in the Chicago area. Founded in 1968, the awards are named in tribute to actor Joseph Jefferson, a 19th-century American theater star who, as a child, was a player in Chicago's first theater company.
Chicago is home to both non-union and union theater companies. Union shows adhere to strict contracts for all artists involved. Artistic trade unions such as Actors' Equity , commonly known simply as "Equity," and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society bargain for contracts guaranteeing minimum wages and other rights involved with the ...
The Actors' Equity Association (AEA), commonly called Actors' Equity or simply Equity, is an American labor union representing those who work in live theatrical performance. Performers appearing in live stage productions without a book or through-storyline ( vaudeville , cabarets , circuses ) may be represented by the American Guild of Variety ...
The union had sought a $500 million share of streaming revenue, which Drescher called an “elegant” solution to the challenge of actors struggling to earn a living in streaming.
Non-union actors working as extras will typically be paid “between $100 and $200” for a 10-12 hour day of work, the acting industry website Backstage estimates.
SAG-AFTRA’s allegations are related to a non-Riot game, the game publisher said. The union said members must immediately stop providing covered services to “League of Legends." Until Tuesday, the game was one of several titles that remained unstruck. Formosa is a union signatory. “League of Legends is a game of champions.
The San Francisco Bay Area is the third largest theatre center in the country, with more than 400 companies in 12 counties. The region has more theatre companies per capita than almost any other metropolitan area in the U.S. and is home to the third largest community of Equity (union) actors, following New York City and Chicago. Some 200 new ...
An appeals court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a Tony Award-winning producer who claims that a union for actors and stage managers organized an illegal boycott that prevented him from producing ...