Actors’ Equity Association has been around for 114 years. Representing over 50,000 actors and stage managers, you may have heard the phrase “I’m Equity.” If you’re an actor or stage manager, you may have been urged to join the union.
AEA President Kate Shindle—the youngest in the organization’s history—stopped by the Playbill offices to talk to us about her time in the national tour of Fun Home and what actors, stage managers, and audience alike should know about the union.
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In the video above, Shindle offers five perks of joining Actors’ Equity. Do you know them all?
Want to know more about Equity? Watch the quick video below for some basics: